Psalms 78:49

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֨ם ׀ חֲר֬וֹן אַפּ֗וֹ עֶבְרָ֣ה וָזַ֣עַם וְצָרָ֑ה מִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַת מַלְאֲכֵ֥י רָעִֽים׃

Transliteration

yəšallaḥ-against-them ḥărōn ʾappō ʿebrāh and-zaʿam and-ṣārāh mišlaḥat malʾăkê rāʿîm

Grammar Details

*yəšallaḥ*: Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he sent
*ḥărōn*: masculine singular construct - burning of
*ʾappō*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his anger/nostrils
*ʿebrāh*: feminine singular noun - fury/wrath/overflow
*zaʿam*: masculine singular noun - indignation/anger
*ṣārāh*: feminine singular noun - distress/trouble
*mišlaḥat*: feminine singular construct - sending/deputation of
*malʾăkê*: masculine plural construct - messengers/angels of
*rāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective - evil/bad

Word Meanings

*ḥărōn*: burning/heat/fierceness
*ʾappō*: his anger/his wrath/his nose
*ʿebrāh*: fury/wrath/rage/overflow
*zaʿam*: indignation/anger/denouncement
*ṣārāh*: distress/trouble/affliction
*mišlaḥat*: sending/deputation/discharge
*malʾăkê rāʿîm*: messengers of evil/evil angels/angels of destruction

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Referenced Verses

Exod 12:13 : 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Exod 15:7 : 7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.
2 Sam 24:16 : 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Jehovah repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of Jehovah was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
1 Kgs 22:21-22 : 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. 22 And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Job 1:12 : 12 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.
Job 2:6-7 : 6 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life. 7 So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Job 20:23 : 23 When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
Ps 11:6 : 6 Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
Isa 42:25 : 25 Therefore he poured upon him the fierceness of his anger, and the strength of battle; and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
Lam 4:11 : 11 Jehovah hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger; And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.
Zeph 3:8 : 8 Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
Rom 2:8-9 : 8 but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [shall be] wrath and indignation, 9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

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