Psalms 105:29

What does Psalms 105:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 105:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

He hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they provoked him with their inventions: and destruction was multiplied among them.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.

Context

v.28He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.

v.29This passage

v.30Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 78:44

    And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.

  • Isaiah 50:2

    Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.

  • Revelation 16:3

    And the second poured out his bowl into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living soul died, even the things that were in the sea.

  • Ezekiel 29:4

    And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick unto thy scales.

  • Exodus 7:20

    And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

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