Psalms 78:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?

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  • Num 20:11 : 11 And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough.
  • Gen 18:12-14 : 12 And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old? 13 And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child? 14 Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.
  • Exod 17:6-7 : 6 See, I will take my place before you on the rock in Horeb; and when you give the rock a blow, water will come out of it, and the people will have drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the chiefs of Israel. 7 And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?
  • Num 11:18 : 18 And say to the people, Make yourselves clean before tomorrow and you will have flesh for your food: for in the ears of the Lord you have been weeping and saying, Who will give us flesh for food? for we were well off in Egypt: and so the Lord will give you flesh, and it will be your food;
  • Num 11:21-23 : 21 Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month. 22 Are flocks and herds to be put to death for them? or are all the fish in the sea to be got together so that they may be full? 23 And the Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord's hand become short? Now you will see if my word comes true for you or not.
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 78:15-19
    5 verses
    84%

    15 The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.

    16 He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers.

    17 And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;

    18 Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.

    19 They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?

  • Ps 105:40-41
    2 verses
    81%

    40 At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.

    41 His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.

  • Isa 48:21
    80%

    21 They had no need of water when he was guiding them through the waste lands: he made water come out of the rock for them: the rock was parted and the waters came flowing out.

  • Num 20:10-11
    2 verses
    80%

    10 Then Moses and Aaron made the people come together in front of the rock, and he said to them, Give ear now, you people whose hearts are turned from the Lord; are we to get water for you out of the rock?

    11 And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough.

  • Exod 17:2-7
    6 verses
    79%

    2 So the people were angry with Moses, and said, Give us water for drinking. And Moses said, Why are you angry with me? and why do you put God to the test?

    3 And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water?

    4 And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.

    5 And the Lord said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take some of the chiefs of Israel with you, and take in your hand the rod which was stretched out over the Nile, and go.

    6 See, I will take my place before you on the rock in Horeb; and when you give the rock a blow, water will come out of it, and the people will have drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the chiefs of Israel.

    7 And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?

  • Ps 114:8
    79%

    8 Who made the rock into a water-spring, and the hard stone into a fountain.

  • Num 20:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7 And the Lord said to Moses,

    8 Take the rod, you and Aaron, your brother, and make all the people come together, and before their eyes give orders to the rock to give out its water; and so make water come out of the rock for them, and give the people and their cattle drink.

  • Neh 9:15
    76%

    15 And you gave them bread from heaven when they were in need, and made water come out of the rock for their drink, and gave them orders to go in and take for their heritage the land which your hand had been lifted up to give them.

  • Num 11:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21 Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.

    22 Are flocks and herds to be put to death for them? or are all the fish in the sea to be got together so that they may be full?

  • Deut 8:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 Who was your guide through that great and cruel waste, where there were poison-snakes and scorpions and a dry land without water; who made water come out of the hard rock for you;

    16 Who gave you manna for your food in the waste land, a food which your fathers had never seen; so that your pride might be broken and your hearts tested for your good in the end;

  • Ps 78:27-29
    3 verses
    74%

    27 He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea,

    28 And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents.

    29 So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;

  • Ps 78:21
    74%

    21 So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;

  • Num 11:13
    73%

    13 Where am I to get flesh to give to all this people? For they are weeping to me and saying, Give us flesh for our food.

  • Ps 78:44
    73%

    44 So that their rivers were turned to blood, and they were not able to get drink from their streams.

  • Ps 78:40
    72%

    40 How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

  • Exod 15:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24 And the people, crying out against Moses, said, What are we to have for drink?

    25 And in answer to his prayer, the Lord made him see a tree, and when he put it into the water, the water was made sweet. There he gave them a law and an order, testing them;

  • Neh 9:20
    71%

    20 And you gave your good spirit to be their teacher, and did not keep back your manna from their mouths, and gave them water when they had need of it.

  • Num 21:5
    71%

    5 And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

  • Num 21:16
    71%

    16 From there they went on to Beer, the water-spring of which the Lord said to Moses, Make the people come together and I will give them water.

  • Ps 78:23-25
    3 verses
    71%

    23 And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;

    24 And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven.

    25 Man took part in the food of strong ones; he sent them meat in full measure.

  • Deut 32:13
    70%

    13 He put him on the high places of the earth, his food was the increase of the field; honey he gave him out of the rock and oil out of the hard rock;

  • Job 12:15
    70%

    15 Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.

  • Ps 107:35
    70%

    35 He makes a waste land into a place of water, and a dry land into water-springs.

  • Num 11:18
    70%

    18 And say to the people, Make yourselves clean before tomorrow and you will have flesh for your food: for in the ears of the Lord you have been weeping and saying, Who will give us flesh for food? for we were well off in Egypt: and so the Lord will give you flesh, and it will be your food;

  • Ps 78:13
    70%

    13 The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.

  • Num 11:33
    70%

    33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was tasted, the wrath of the Lord was moved against the people and he sent a great outburst of disease on them.

  • Num 11:4
    70%

    4 And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

  • Ps 147:18
    69%

    18 At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.

  • Ps 105:29
    69%

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

  • Job 28:9
    69%

    9 Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.