Psalm 105:32
New International Version
He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;

New Living Translation
He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.

English Standard Version
He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land.

Berean Standard Bible
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.

King James Bible
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

New King James Version
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

New American Standard Bible
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

NASB 1995
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

NASB 1977
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

Legacy Standard Bible
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

Amplified Bible
He gave them hail for rain, With flaming fire in their land.

Christian Standard Bible
He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.

American Standard Version
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

Contemporary English Version
In place of rain, God sent hailstones and flashes of lightning.

English Revised Version
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He gave them hail and lightning instead of rain throughout their land.

Good News Translation
He sent hail and lightning on their land instead of rain;

International Standard Version
He sent hail instead of rain, and lightning throughout their land.

Majority Standard Bible
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.

NET Bible
He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.

New Heart English Bible
He gave them hail for rain, flaming fire in their land.

Webster's Bible Translation
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

World English Bible
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He has made their showers hail, "" A flaming fire [is] in their land.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire is in their land.

Smith's Literal Translation
He gave their rain hail, a fire of flames in their land.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.

New American Bible
For rain he gave them hail, flashes of lightning throughout their land.

New Revised Standard Version
He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their land.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He turned their rain into hail; and brought flaming fire into their land.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He made their rain hail and fire burned in their land.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He turned their rain into hail, and sent flaming fire in their land.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Tell of His Wonders
31He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country. 32He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land. 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.…

Cross References
Exodus 9:23-25
So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. / Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree.

Revelation 16:21
And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

Job 38:22-23
Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail, / which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

Isaiah 30:30
And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

Joshua 10:11
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

Ezekiel 13:11-13
tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.

Psalm 78:47-48
He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet. / He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.

Isaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.

Haggai 2:17
I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.

Matthew 24:7
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Luke 21:11
There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

Revelation 8:7
Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

Exodus 10:12-15
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may swarm over it and devour every plant in the land—everything that the hail has left behind.” / So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts. / The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be. ...

Joel 2:30-31
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. / The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

1 Samuel 12:17-18
Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” / So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.


Treasury of Scripture

He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

them hail for rain.

Psalm 78:47,48
He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost…

Exodus 9:18-28
Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now…

Revelation 8:7
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

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Psalm 105
1. An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works
7. The story of God's providence over Abraham
16. Over Joseph
23. Over Jacob in Egypt
26. Over Moses delivering the Israelites
37. Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan.














He gave them
This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and active involvement of God in the events described. The Hebrew root here is "natan," which means "to give" or "to bestow." It underscores the idea that God is the ultimate source of all occurrences, both blessings and judgments. In the context of the plagues of Egypt, it highlights God's control over nature and His ability to use it to fulfill His purposes.

hail for rain
The substitution of hail for rain is significant. Hail, in the biblical context, is often associated with divine judgment and power. The Hebrew word for hail is "barad," which is used in the account of the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 9:18-26). This transformation from life-giving rain to destructive hail serves as a reminder of God's ability to alter the natural order to execute His will. It also reflects the severity of the judgment against Egypt, contrasting the usual blessing of rain with the curse of hail.

with lightning
The presence of lightning further intensifies the scene. Lightning, or "resheph" in Hebrew, is often associated with divine presence and power. It is a visual and auditory manifestation of God's might and serves as a reminder of His authority over creation. In the context of the plagues, it adds to the terror and awe of the event, demonstrating that the natural elements are at God's command.

throughout their land
This phrase indicates the widespread nature of the judgment. The land of Egypt, which was once a place of refuge and prosperity for the Israelites, becomes a stage for God's acts of judgment. The Hebrew word for land, "erets," can refer to a specific territory or the earth in general. Here, it underscores the comprehensive impact of the plague, affecting the entire nation and leaving no part untouched by God's power.

Verse 32. - He gave them hail for rain (see Exodus 9:23). And flaming fire in their land; i.e. lightning, described in Exodus 9:23 as "fire that ran along upon the ground."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He gave
נָתַ֣ן (nā·ṯan)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

them hail
בָּרָ֑ד (bā·rāḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1259: Hail

for rain,
גִּשְׁמֵיהֶ֣ם (giš·mê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1653: Rain, shower

with lightning
אֵ֖שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 784: A fire

throughout their land.
בְּאַרְצָֽם׃ (bə·’ar·ṣām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 776: Earth, land


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