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Psalms 148:8

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

KJV

ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum, quæ faciunt verbum ejus ;

Vulgate

πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιών, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ·

LXX

Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

ASV

אֵ֣שׁ וּ֭/בָרָד שֶׁ֣לֶג וְ/קִיט֑וֹר ר֥וּחַ סְ֝עָרָ֗ה עֹשָׂ֥ה דְבָרֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖שׁ
'sh
noun · 376×
בָּרָ֔ד
brd
noun · 29×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
סְעָרָ֖ה
s'rh
noun · 26×
קִיט֑וֹר
qytvr
noun · 4×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
שָּֽׁלֶג
shlg
noun · 20×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Chapter 24.—How We Must Understand that Breathing of God by Which “The First Man Was Made a Living Soul,” And that Also by Which the Lord Conveyed His Spirit to His Disciples When He Said, “Receive Ye the Holy Ghost.” Some have hastily supposed from the words, “God breathed into Adam’s nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul,624624 Gen. ii. 7.” that a soul was…

Cross-references

  • Exod 9:23 — And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
  • Ezek 13:13 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
  • Job 36:27 — For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
  • Job 36:32 — With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
  • Job 37:12 — And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
  • Mark 4:39 — And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
  • Matt 8:9 — For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
  • Ps 104:4 — Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
  • Ps 107:25 — For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
  • Ps 135:7 — He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
  • Ps 147:15 — He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
  • Ps 147:16 — He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
  • Rev 16:8 — And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
  • Rev 16:21 — And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
  • Rom 1:20 — For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
  • Zech 6:5 — And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth.