Psalms 78:49

He let loose against them the fierceness of his anger, wrath and indignation, and distress, a host of angels of misfortune.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

In Context

48And he surrendered to the hail their cattle, and their herds to the lightning's flashes.

50He leveled a path for his anger; he withheld not from death their soul, and their life he surrendered to the pestilence;

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Cross References

Exodus 15:7And in the greatness of thy excellency hast thou overthrown those that rose up against thee; thou didst send forth thy wrath, it consumed them as stubble.

1 Kings 22:21And there came forth a spirit, and placed himself before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?

Job 2:6Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Behold, he is in thy hand: only take care of his life.

Psalms 11:6He letteth rain upon the wicked burning coals, fire and brimstone; and a glowing wind is the portion of their cup.

Lamentations 4:11The Lord hath let loose all his fury: he hath poured out the fierceness of his anger: and he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured her foundations.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:41-72

Judgments and Mercies; Wonders Wrought for Israel; Renewed Mercies 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among… Read the whole commentary →

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