Psalms Chapter 78 verse 31 Holy Bible
When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.
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The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel.
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When the anger of God went up against them; and he slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
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The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
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The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
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When the anger of God went up against them, Killed some of the fattest of them, And struck down the young men of Israel.
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And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 31. - The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them (comp. Numbers 11:33, "While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague"). By "the fattest of them," we are to understand the strongest and healthiest. And smote down the chosen men of Israel; rather, the young men, as in the margin, "the ripened youths" (Cheyne). Here, again, the author adds touches which he has not obtained from the Pentateuch.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31) Slew the fattest.--This may mean either the strongest or the noblest.
