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Psalms 78:16

He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

KJV

He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.

ASV

וַ/יּוֹצִ֣א נוֹזְלִ֣ים מִ/סָּ֑לַע וַ/יּ֖וֹרֶד כַּ/נְּהָר֣וֹת מָֽיִם

Hebrew

And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers.

YLT

He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

יִזְּלוּ
yzlv
verb · 16×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
נְהַר
nhr
noun · 119×
סֶּ֔לַע
sl'
noun · 59×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 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;
  • Ezek 47:9 — And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall co
  • Isa 43:19 — Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
  • 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 20:10 — And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
  • 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.