Psalms 106:40

World English Bible

Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was kindled against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
That is why the Lord 's anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.

English Revised Version
Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

Update Bible Version
Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was kindled against his people, And he was disgusted with his inheritance.

New Century Version
So the Lord became angry with his people and hated his own children.

New English Translation
So the Lord was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

Amplified Bible
Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people And He detested His own inheritance.

English Standard Version
Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord was wrooth bi strong veniaunce ayens his puple; and hadde abhominacioun of his eritage.

Berean Standard Bible
So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.

Contemporary English Version
Finally, Lord , you were angry and terribly disgusted with your people.

American Standard Version
Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people, And he abhorred his inheritance.

Bible in Basic English
Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.

Complete Jewish Bible
For this Adonai 's fury blazed up against his people, and he detested his heritage.

Darby Translation
Then was the anger of Jehovah kindled against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance;

Easy-to-Read Version
So the Lord became angry with his people. He rejected those who belonged to him.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against His people, and He abhorred His inheritance.

King James Version (1611)
Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people: insomuch that he abhorred his owne inheritance.

New Life Bible
So the Lord was angry with His people. He hated His people.

New Revised Standard
Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and he abhorred his owne inheritance.

George Lamsa Translation
Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

Good News Translation
So the Lord was angry with his people; he was disgusted with them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh with his people, and he abhorred his own inheritance.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(105-40) And the Lord was exceedingly angry with his people: and he abhorred his inheritance.

Revised Standard Version
Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore was the wrath of God kindeled against his people: insomuch that he abhorred his owne inheritaunce.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So the Lord was very angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against his people,and he abhorred his own inheritance.

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

King James Version
Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

Lexham English Bible
So Yahweh's anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

Literal Translation
And the anger of Jehovah glowed against His people; and He detested His inheritance.

Young's Literal Translation
And the anger of Jehovah Is kindled against His people, And He doth abominate His inheritance.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore was the wrath of the LORDE kyndled agaynst his people, in so moch that he abhorred his owne enheritaunce.

THE MESSAGE
And God was furious—a wildfire anger; he couldn't stand even to look at his people. He turned them over to the heathen so that the people who hated them ruled them. Their enemies made life hard for them; they were tyrannized under that rule. Over and over God rescued them, but they never learned— until finally their sins destroyed them.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people, And He loathed His inheritance.

New King James Version
Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people And He abhorred His inheritance.

Legacy Standard Bible
So the anger of Yahweh was kindled against His peopleAnd He abhorred His inheritance.

Contextual Overview

³⁴ They didn't destroy the peoples, As Yahweh commanded them, ³⁵ But mixed themselves with the nations, Learned their works. ³⁶ They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. ³⁷ Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. ³⁸ They shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood. ³⁹ Thus were they defiled with their works, And prostituted themselves in their deeds. ⁴⁰ Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was kindled against his people. He abhorred his inheritance. ⁴¹ He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them. ⁴² Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand. ⁴³ Many times he delivered them, But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the wrath: Psalms 78:59-62, Judges 2:14, Judges 2:20, Judges 3:8, Nehemiah 9:27-38

insomuch: Leviticus 20:23, Deuteronomy 32:19, Zechariah 11:8

his own: Psalms 74:1, Deuteronomy 9:29, Lamentations 2:7

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:11 - abhor Deuteronomy 28:29 - thou shalt be 1 Samuel 4:2 - and they 1 Kings 11:25 - abhorred 1 Kings 20:15 - seven thousand 2 Kings 13:22 - Hazael 2 Kings 21:14 - deliver 2 Chronicles 6:25 - forgive the sin Ezra 5:12 - he gave Psalms 74:2 - thine Psalms 89:38 - and Isaiah 5:25 - the anger Isaiah 27:11 - therefore Isaiah 42:24 - General Jeremiah 14:21 - not abhor Ezekiel 23:18 - then Amos 6:8 - I abhor

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people,.... Sin is the cause of wrath, which is compared to fire kindled by the breath of the Almighty, and is intolerable; this shows that the offence must be very great, as to incense the Lord against a people he had chosen above all others to be his peculiar people; as well as it was an aggravation, of their sin, so highly to provoke the Lord, whom they had vouched to be their God. There may be appearances of wrath for sin against those who are the Lord's people in the highest and best sense.

Insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance; the people of Israel, whom he had chosen for his inheritance, and were his portion, and the lot of his inheritance. This must be understood of the body of the people, not of every individual; not of the remnant according to the election of grace among them, of which there were some in all ages; for this would be contrary to his love, and the unchangeableness of it: and however not of the persons of his people, but of their sins; and of the appearances of his providence towards them, which look like wrath, indignation, and abhorrence; for God will not cast off his people, nor forsake his inheritance, Psalms 94:14 the following verses explain this wrath and abhorrence. The Targum in the king's Bible is,

"the Word of the Lord abhorred,''

&c. see Zechariah 11:8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people - Anger is often compared with a fire; as we say now, a man is “inflamed” with passion. See Esther 1:12; Lamentations 2:3; Psalms 79:5; Psalms 89:46; Jeremiah 4:4; Judges 2:14. Of course, this must be taken in a manner appropriate to God. It means that his treatment of his offending people was as if he were burning with wrath against them.

Insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance - He was offended with his people; he treated them “as if” they were an abomination to him. He punished them; he cast them off; he left them to the just results of their own conduct. Were ever any writers more candid and honest than the sacred penmen? There is no effort to vindicate the nation; there is no apology offered for them; there is no concealment of their guilt; there is no attempt to soften the statement in regard to the feelings of God toward them. Their conduct was abominable; they deserved the divine displeasure; they were ungrateful, evil, and rebellious; and the sacred writers do not hesitate to admit the truth of this to the fullest extent.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 106:40. Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled — God kindled a fire in his judgments for those who by their flagitious conduct had inflamed themselves with their idols, and the impure rites with which they were worshipped.