Psalms 105:31
What does Psalms 105:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 105:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And it was reputed to him unto justice, to generation and generation for evermore.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 78:45
He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.
- Isaiah 7:18
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah will hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
- Exodus 8:16
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:21
Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
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