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King James Version

Psalms 78:26

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   God Continued...;   Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena;   Miracles;   Wicked (People);   Scofield Reference Index - Israel;   The Topic Concordance - Sin;   Trust;   Unbelief;   Wrath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Wind, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Creation;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Time;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Kibroth Hattaavah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Expiation, Propitiation;   Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Anger (Wrath) of God;   Asaph;   Priests and Levites;   Psalms;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - South;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Blow;   Guide;   Quail;   South;   Wind;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Vegetarianism;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;
Geneva Bible (1587)
He caused the Eastwinde to passe in the heauen, and through his power he brought in the Southwinde.
Christian Standard Bible®
He made the east wind blow in the skiesand drove the south wind by his might.
Hebrew Names Version
He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
Easy-to-Read Version
He sent a strong wind from the east, and by his power he made the south wind blow.
Amplified Bible
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens And by His [unlimited] power He guided the south wind.
American Standard Version
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.
Contemporary English Version
God's mighty power brought a strong wind from the southeast,
Complete Jewish Bible
He stirred up the east wind in heaven, brought on the south wind by his power,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He caused the east wind to set forth in heaven; and by His power He brought on the south wind.
King James Version (1611)
He caused an East wind to blow in the heauen: and by his power hee brought in the South wind.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He removed the south wind from heaven; and by his might he brought in the south-west wind.
English Revised Version
He caused the east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he guided the south wind.
Berean Standard Bible
He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.
Lexham English Bible
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens and drove along the south wind by his strength.
Literal Translation
He made an east wind blow in the heavens; and He led out the south wind by His power.
New Century Version
He sent the east wind from heaven and led the south wind by his power.
New English Translation
He brought the east wind through the sky, and by his strength led forth the south wind.
New King James Version
He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens; And by His power He brought in the south wind.
New Living Translation
He released the east wind in the heavens and guided the south wind by his mighty power.
New Life Bible
He made the east wind blow in the heavens. And He brought in the south wind by His power.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He let loose an east wind in the heavens, Then guided he, in his might, a south wind;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(77-26) He removed the south wind from heaven: and by his power brought in the southwest wind.
George Lamsa Translation
He caused winds to blow in the skies; and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Good News Translation
He also caused the east wind to blow, and by his power he stirred up the south wind;
New American Standard Bible
He made the east wind blow in the sky And by His power He directed the south wind.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He remoued the east winde from vnder the heauen: and through his power he brought in the south winde.
New Revised Standard
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;
Darby Translation
He caused the east wind to rise in the heavens, and by his strength he brought the south wind;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He turnede ouere the south wynde fro heuene; and he brouyte in bi his vertu the weste wynde.
Young's Literal Translation
He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,
World English Bible
He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
Revised Standard Version
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;
Update Bible Version
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.
Webster's Bible Translation
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Bible in Basic English
He sent an east wind from heaven, driving on the south wind by his power.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then ate they angels fode, for he sent them meate ynough.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens And by His power He directed the south wind.
Legacy Standard Bible
He led forth the east wind in the heavensAnd by His strength He guided the south wind.

Contextual Overview

9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. 14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

He caused: Psalms 135:7, Numbers 11:31

blow: Heb. go

Reciprocal: Exodus 10:13 - east wind Psalms 105:40 - asked Jeremiah 51:16 - bringeth Acts 27:13 - the south Revelation 16:2 - a noisome

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens,.... In the airy heaven: or "he caused it to go" f; to go forth out of its place, out of the repositories and treasures of it, from whence he brings the wind, Psalms 130:7 the winds are under the power and government of God, they are his servants that obey him; he says to one, Go, and it goes; and to another, Come, and it comes; stormy wind fulfils his word of command, and obeys its Creator:

and by his power he brought in the south wind; into the heavens, into the air, as before, and with it he brought the quails; and which made his power to appear the greater, since they do not fly with the south wind, which is too moist and heavy for them, as naturalists observe g; it looks as if first one wind blew, and then another was used for the bringing of them from the place where they were; perhaps about the Red sea, where they are said to have been in great numbers; and that the east wind brought them to a certain point, and then the south wind blew to bring them into the camp of Israel, where, by the moistness of it, they fell; hence fowlers, as the above naturalists relate, observe the south wind, in order to take them; though it may be that only one wind is intended, namely, the southeast wind; and so Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech, understand it.

f יסע "fecit proficisci", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus. g Aristot. de Hist. Animal. l. 8. c. 12. Plin. Hist. l. 10. c. 23.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven - See Numbers 11:31. In the history, the quarter from which the wind came is not mentioned, except as it might be indicated by the statement that the “quails were brought from the sea;” - that is, evidently, the Red Sea. This wind would have come from the southeast. The phrase “in the heaven” means in the air, or from above.

And by his power ... - By his direct agency. It was a wind which he caused to blow for the purpose; a miracle.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 78:26. He caused an east wind to blowNumbers 11:31.


 
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