Psalms 147:17
What does Psalms 147:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 147:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?
KJV
King James Version · 1611He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not available in this translation
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 10:11
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
- Exodus 9:23
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
- Job 37:9
Out of the chamberof the south cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.
- Psalms 78:47
He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycomore-trees with frost.
- Job 38:29
Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
- Job 38:22
Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
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