Psalms 81:16
14 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
15 Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
- KJV
- He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
- WEB
- But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.”
- ASV
- He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee. Psalm 82 A Psalm of Asaph.
- DARBY
- And he would have fed them with the finest of wheat; yea, with honey out of the rock would I have satisfied thee.
- BLB
- And He would feed him of the fat of wheat, and [with] honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
- ÅB
- Og han skulle fø dem med den beste hvete, og jeg skulle mette deg med honning fra klippen.
[^1]: SLM 8, 1.
[^2]: 2MO 12, 2 fg.
[^3]: d.e. Josef.
[^4]: 5MO 4, 33 fg. 5, 22 fg. - OTB
- Men jeg ville gi deg den fineste hvete,
Og med honning fra klippen ville jeg mette deg.” - B1930
- Og han skulde fø dem med den beste hvete, og jeg skulde mette dig med honning fra klippen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:13–14
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
Read in contextPsalms 147:14
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
Read in context1 Samuel 14:25–26
Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
Read in contextJoel 2:24
The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
Read in contextJudges 14:18
Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
Read in contextJob 29:6
when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
Read in contextJudges 14:8–9
When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
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