Salmos 106:15

La Biblia Reina-Valera

Y él les dió lo que pidieron; Mas envió flaqueza en sus almas.

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
El les concedió lo que pedían, pero envió una plaga mortal sobre ellos.

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Y �l les dio lo que pidieron; mas envi� flaqueza en sus almas.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Y �l les dio lo que pidieron; mas envi� flaqueza en sus almas.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he gave: Psalms 78:29-31, Numbers 11:31-34, Isaiah 10:16, Isaiah 24:16

but sent: They despised the manna, calling it light or innutritive food. God gave them flesh as they desired, but no blessing accompanied it; and, in consequence, they did not fatten, but grew lean upon it; and many, surfeited by excess, died of disease. Instead of razon, "leanness," however, Bp. Lowth supposes we should read zeraon, "nausea or loathing," which appears to be supported by several ancient versions, and by Numbers 11:20, where this portion of the history of the Israelites is recorded, and where the word zara is used, and rendered, "it be loathsome."

Reciprocal: Numbers 11:33 - And while Job 16:8 - my leanness Psalms 78:18 - by asking meat Ezekiel 20:36 - General 1 Corinthians 10:6 - lust

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he gave them their request,.... Flesh and feathered fowl in great abundance; see Psalms 78:27. So God sometimes gives to wicked men what they ask for, as much as they can desire, yea, more than heart could wish.

But sent leanness into their soul: or "body"; the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read, "he sent fulness into their souls"; he gave them flesh to the full, even to a nausea; they fed too heartily on it, and were surfeited with it; which not being digested brought a repletion, and issued in a consumption; or rather death, immediate death, is meant, as Jarchi, Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech, interpret it; for while the flesh was in their mouths, and they were chewing it between their teeth, the wrath of God came upon them and slew them, Numbers 11:33. It is true in a spiritual sense, that while the bodies of wicked men are fed and pampered, their souls are starved, and at last eternally lost; as the rich man's in the Gospel, who fared sumptuously every day: and worldly professors are very lean ones; such who mind earth and earthly things never thrive in spirituals; and either they soon drop their profession, err from the faith, and turn apostates; or, if they continue, the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word; so that it is unprofitable to them, not being mixed with faith by them; and hence leanness under the best of means: yea, there is sometimes a leanness in the souls of the people of God, when corruptions prevail, the graces of the spirit are low in exercise; when there is a want of a spiritual appetite to the word; and when they fall into bad company, or do not improve conversation with one another in a spiritual way; or are too much taken up, ensnared, and entangled with the things of the world; see Isaiah 24:16.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he gave them their request - By sending great quantities of quails. Numbers 11:31-32.

But sent leanness into their soul - The word translated “leanness” is from a verb - רזה râzeh - to make thin; to cause to waste away; to destroy. The radical idea is that of abrading or “scraping;” and hence, it means to become lean, to waste away. It occurs only here and in Isaiah 10:16, rendered “leanness,” and in Micah 6:10, rendered “scant;” margin, “leanness.” It means here that the effect of all this on their souls was similar to the effect on the body when it wastes away by disease or want of food. This effect often occurs. In the gratification of their desires, in great temporal success and prosperity, individuals, churches, nations, often forget their dependence on God; lose their sense of the value of spiritual privileges and blessings: are satisfied with their condition; become selfconfident and proud, and forfeit the favor of God. If we pray for temporal prosperity, we should also pray that we may at the same time have grace commensurate with it, that it may be a blessing and not a curse; if we are visited with prosperity when it has not been a direct object of our prayer - if we inherit riches, or if our plans are successful beyond our expectations - or, in the language of the world, if “fortune smiles upon us,” there should be special prayer on our part that it may not be a curse rather than a blessing; that it may be so received and used as not to alienate our minds from God. Few are the Christian people who can bear continued success in life; few are those who are not injured by it; rare is it that growth in grace keeps pace with uninterrupted worldly prosperity; rare is it that the blessings of earth are so received and employed that they are seen to be a means of grace, and not a hindrance to growth in piety. A man does not know what is best for him when his heart is set on worldly prosperity; and God is more benevolent to people than they are to themselves, in withholding what is so often the object of their intense desire. “What is asked in passion, is often given in wrath” - Henry.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 106:15. Sent leanness — They despised the manna, and called it light, that is, innutritive, bread. God gave flesh as they desired, but gave no blessing with it; and in consequence they did not fatten, but grew lean upon it. Their souls also suffered want.