Psalms 107:10

Some of them were in very dark [HEN] ◄places in Babylonia/other countries►; they were prisoners, suffering because of chains fastened to their hands and feet.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

In Context

9He gives thirsty people plenty of water to drink, and he gives hungry people plenty of good things to eat.

11They were in prison because they had ◄rebelled against/not obeyed► the message of God; they were there because they had despised the advice given by God, who is greater than all other gods.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:11So Yahweh caused the army commanders of Assyria and their soldiers to come to Jerusalem, and they captured Manasseh. They put a hook in his nose and put bronze chains on his feet and took him to Babylon.

Job 36:8But if people who commit crimes are caught, they are thrown into prison and are caused to suffer by being fastened with chains.

Isaiah 9:2Some day, it will be as though [MET] the people who walked in darkness will see a great light. A great light will shine on those who live in a land where they have great troubles/distress.

Lamentations 3:6It is as though he has buried me in a dark place like [SIM] the graves of those who have been dead for a long time.

Matthew 4:16Although the people there will be like people who sit in a dark place [MET], they will suddenly perceive clearly a new teaching, as people who have seen a big light shining on them [MET] perceive everything clearly. The people who are located in a dangerous [MET] region will suddenly perceive clearly what God teaches, as people on whom a light shines perceive things clearly [MET, DOU].

Luke 1:79People who do not know God [MET] are like those who sit in the darkness. They are afraid [MTY] that they will soon die. But when the Messiah tells us God’s message, it will be like causing such people to see a bright light. He will guide us [SYN] so that we will be living peacefully.”

Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:2-10

Exhortation to Celebrate God's Praises. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered… Read the whole commentary →

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