Psalm 78:49
New International Version
He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility— a band of destroying angels.

New Living Translation
He loosed on them his fierce anger— all his fury, rage, and hostility. He dispatched against them a band of destroying angels.

English Standard Version
He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.

Berean Standard Bible
He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.

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

New King James Version
He cast on them the fierceness of His anger, Wrath, indignation, and trouble, By sending angels of destruction among them.

New American Standard Bible
He sent His burning anger upon them, Fury and indignation and trouble, A band of destroying angels.

NASB 1995
He sent upon them His burning anger, Fury and indignation and trouble, A band of destroying angels.

NASB 1977
He sent upon them His burning anger, Fury, and indignation, and trouble, A band of destroying angels.

Legacy Standard Bible
He sent upon them His burning anger, Fury and indignation and distress, A band of destroying angels.

Amplified Bible
He sent upon them His burning anger, His fury and indignation and distress, A band of angels of destruction [among them].

Christian Standard Bible
He sent his burning anger against them: fury, indignation, and calamity — a band of deadly messengers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He sent His burning anger against them: fury, indignation, and calamity— a band of deadly messengers.

American Standard Version
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil.

Contemporary English Version
God was so angry and furious that he went into a rage and caused them great trouble by sending swarms of destroying angels.

English Revised Version
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, a band of angels of evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He sent his burning anger, rage, fury, and hostility against them. He sent an army of destroying angels.

Good News Translation
He caused them great distress by pouring out his anger and fierce rage, which came as messengers of death.

International Standard Version
He inflicted his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, sending destroying angels among them.

Majority Standard Bible
He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.

NET Bible
His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.

New Heart English Bible
He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of destroying angels.

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

World English Bible
He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He sends on them the fury of His anger, "" Wrath, and indignation, and distress—A discharge of evil messengers.

Young's Literal Translation
He sendeth on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress -- A discharge of evil messengers.

Smith's Literal Translation
He will send upon them the burning of his anger, outpouring and wrath, and straits, sending evil messengers.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he sent upon them the wrath of his indignation: indignation and wrath and trouble, which he sent by evil angels.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he sent the wrath of his indignation among them: indignation and wrath and tribulation, sent forth by evil angels.

New American Bible
He let loose against them the heat of his anger, wrath, fury, and distress, a band of deadly messengers.

New Revised Standard Version
He let loose on them his fierce anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, by the hand of an evil angel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He sent the heat of his wrath against them; heat, wrath and trouble he sent by the hand of an evil Angel.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He sent forth upon them the fierceness of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A sending of messengers of evil.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He sent out against them the fury of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and affliction, a message by evil angels.
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
48He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning. 49He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity— a band of destroying angels. 50He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.…

Cross References
Exodus 12:23
When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.

Exodus 12:29
Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.

Exodus 11:4-5
So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, / and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.

Exodus 10:21-23
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.” / So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. / No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.

Exodus 9:22-26
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.” / So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. ...

Exodus 8:24
And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.

Exodus 7:20-21
Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood. / The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.

Revelation 16:1-21
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.” / So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. / And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died. ...

Revelation 9:1-11
Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss. / The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. / And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth. ...

Revelation 8:6-13
And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. / Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. / Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, ...

Revelation 6:8
Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.

Revelation 16:10-11
And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish / and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Hebrews 11:28
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

1 Corinthians 10:10
And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.


Treasury of Scripture

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

cast

Psalm 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Job 20:23
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

Isaiah 42:25
Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

by sending

1 Kings 22:21,22
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him…

Job 1:12
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

Job 2:6,7
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life…

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Psalm 78
1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.














He unleashed His fury against them
The phrase "He unleashed His fury" indicates a deliberate and powerful action by God. The Hebrew root for "fury" is "aph," which often conveys the idea of a flaring of nostrils, symbolizing intense anger. This expression of divine anger is not arbitrary but a response to persistent disobedience and rebellion. Historically, this reflects God's righteous judgment against the Egyptians during the Exodus, demonstrating His sovereignty and justice.

wrath
The word "wrath" in Hebrew is "evrah," which signifies an overflowing rage. This term emphasizes the intensity and completeness of God's anger. In the biblical context, God's wrath is always just and serves as a corrective measure to bring about repentance and restoration. It is a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God.

indignation
"Indignation" comes from the Hebrew "za'am," which conveys a sense of scorn or anger mixed with contempt. This term highlights God's moral outrage against sin and injustice. It is not a capricious anger but a righteous response to the violation of His covenant and the oppression of His people. This indignation serves as a warning to those who persist in their rebellion against God.

and calamity
The word "calamity" is translated from the Hebrew "ra'ah," meaning evil or disaster. In this context, it refers to the consequences of divine judgment. The calamities that befell the Egyptians were not random acts of destruction but purposeful acts of God to demonstrate His power and deliver His people. This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of opposing God's will.

a band of destroying angels
The phrase "a band of destroying angels" refers to the agents of God's judgment. In Hebrew, "mal'ak" means messenger or angel, and these beings are often depicted as executing God's will. The "destroying angels" were sent to carry out the plagues upon Egypt, culminating in the death of the firstborn. This highlights the reality of spiritual beings who serve God's purposes, both in protection and in judgment. It underscores the seriousness of divine retribution and the lengths to which God will go to fulfill His promises and protect His covenant people.

(49) Evil angels.--So LXX. and Vulg., but in the Hebrew angels (or messengers) of ills (so Symmachus), with evident reference to the destruction of the firstborn.

Verse 49. - He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble. "The accumulation of terms signifying Divine wrath is designed to set forth the dreadful nature of this last judgment" (Hengstenberg) - the death of the firstborn. By sending evil angels among them. Most modern critics regard this clause as in apposition with the preceding one, and consider the "wrath, indignation, and trouble" to be themselves the "evil angels" spoken cf. Some, however, as Hengstenberg and Kay, interpret the passage of spiritual beings - not, however, of spirits of evil, who are never said to be ministers of God's wrath, but of good angels, who on this occasion were "ministers of woe."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He unleashed
יְשַׁלַּח־ (yə·šal·laḥ-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

His fury
חֲר֬וֹן (ḥă·rō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2740: A burning of anger

against them,
אַפּ֗וֹ (’ap·pōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

wrath,
עֶבְרָ֣ה (‘eḇ·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5678: Overflow, arrogance, fury

indignation,
וָזַ֣עַם (wā·za·‘am)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2195: Froth at the mouth, fury

and calamity—
וְצָרָ֑ה (wə·ṣā·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival

a band
מִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַת (miš·la·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4917: A discharge, deputation, sending

of destroying
רָעִֽים׃ (rā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

angels.
מַלְאֲכֵ֥י (mal·’ă·ḵê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel


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