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Psalms 78:15

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

KJV

He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

ASV

יְבַקַּ֣ע צֻ֭רִים בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר וַ֝/יַּ֗שְׁקְ כִּ/תְהֹמ֥וֹת רַבָּֽה

Hebrew

He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink--as the great deep.

YLT

He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

מִּדְבָּ֑ר
mdbr
noun · 270×
נִי
ny
verb · 61×
צ֥וּר
tsvr
noun · 75×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
תְּה֣וֹם
thvm
noun · 36×
תִּבָּקַ֥ע
tbq'
verb · 51×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:4 — And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
  • 1Cor 10:4 — And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
  • 1Kgs 17:6 — And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
  • Deut 8:15 — Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
  • Exod 17:6 — Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elde
  • Exod 17:6 — Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elde
  • Hab 3:9 — Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
  • Isa 41:18 — I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
  • Isa 41:18 — I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
  • Isa 43:20 — The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
  • Isa 44:3 — For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
  • Isa 48:21 — And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
  • Isa 48:21 — And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
  • Num 20:8 — Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them wa
  • Num 20:11 — And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
  • Ps 105:41 — He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
  • Ps 105:41 — He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
  • Ps 114:8 — Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
  • Ps 114:8 — Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
  • Rev 22:1 — And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
  • Rev 22:17 — And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.