Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
He did not spare them from death
but delivered their lives to the plague.
New American Standard Bible
He did not spare their soul from death,
But
King James Version
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
International Standard Version
He blazed a path for his anger; he did not stop short from killing them, but handed them over to pestilence.
A Conservative Version
He made a path for his anger. He spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
American Standard Version
He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,
Amplified
He leveled a path for His anger [to give it free run];
He did not spare their souls from death,
But turned over their lives to the plague.
Bible in Basic English
He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.
Darby Translation
He made a way for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
Julia Smith Translation
He will prepare a beaten path for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, and their life he delivered to the word;
King James 2000
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
Lexham Expanded Bible
He cleared a path for his anger. He did not spare them from death but handed their life over to the plague.
Modern King James verseion
He made a way to His anger; He did not save their soul from death, but gave their life over to the plague,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When he made a way to his fearful indignation, and spared not their souls from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
NET Bible
He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction.
New Heart English Bible
He made a path for his anger. He did not spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
The Emphasized Bible
He leveled a path for his anger, Withheld not, from death, their soul, But, their life - to the pestilence, he delivered:
Webster
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
World English Bible
He made a path for his anger. He didn't spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
Youngs Literal Translation
He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.
Themes
Anger of God » Manifested in judgments and afflictions
God's Judgments » Pestilence » Sent
natural Life » Of the wicked, not specially protected by God
Murrain (a disease of livestock) » A plague of egypt
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 78:50
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lessons From Israel's Past
49
fury, indignation, and calamity—
a band of deadly messengers.
He did not spare them from death
but delivered their lives to the plague.
the first progeny of the tents of Ham.
Cross References
Exodus 9:3-6
then the Lord’s hand will bring a severe plague against your livestock in the field—the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
Job 27:22
while he flees desperately from its grasp.
Ezekiel 5:11
“Therefore, as I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“I am going to cut you off and show you no pity, because you have defiled My sanctuary
Ezekiel 7:4
but I will punish you for your ways
and for your detestable practices within you.
Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”
Ezekiel 7:9
I will punish you for your ways
and for your detestable practices within you.
Then you will know
that it is I, Yahweh, who strikes.
Ezekiel 8:18
Therefore I will respond with wrath.
Ezekiel 9:10
But as for Me, I will not show pity or spare them.
Romans 8:32
but offered Him up for us all;
how will He not also with Him grant us everything?
2 Peter 2:4-5
For if God didn’t spare