Psalm 78:23
New International Version
Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;

New Living Translation
But he commanded the skies to open; he opened the doors of heaven.

English Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,

Berean Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.

King James Bible
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

New King James Version
Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,

New American Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;

NASB 1995
Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;

NASB 1977
Yet He commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven;

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the skies above And opened the doors of heaven;

Amplified Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds from above And opened the doors of heaven;

Christian Standard Bible
He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.

American Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he commanded the clouds from above and the doors of Heaven were open.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Yet he commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

Contemporary English Version
But God gave a command to the clouds, and he opened the doors in the skies.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of heaven.

English Revised Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In spite of that, he commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.

Good News Translation
But he spoke to the sky above and commanded its doors to open;

International Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above and the doors of the heavens to open,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And He commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;

Literal Standard Version
And He commands clouds from above, | Indeed, He has opened doors of the heavens.

Majority Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.

New American Bible
So he commanded the clouds above; and opened the doors of heaven.

NET Bible
He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.

New Revised Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

New Heart English Bible
Yet he commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

World English Bible
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.

Young's Literal Translation
And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
22because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation. 23Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens. 24He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.…

Cross References
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.

Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this," says the LORD of Hosts. "See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.


Treasury of Scripture

Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

though

Psalm 33:9
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

Isaiah 5:6
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

opened

Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

2 Kings 7:2,19
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof…

Malachi 3:10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

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Verse 23. - Though he had commanded the clouds from above; rather, and he commanded (Hengstenberg, Cheyne, Revised Version). The command was subsequent, not previous, to the want of faith (see Numbers 11:4-31). And opened the doors of heaven (comp. Genesis 7:11, "The windows of heaven were opened"). The expressions are, of course, poetical (see also 2 Kings 7:2).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Yet He commanded
וַיְצַ֣ו (way·ṣaw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

the clouds
שְׁחָקִ֣ים (šə·ḥā·qîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7834: A powder, a thin vapor, the firmament

above
מִמָּ֑עַל (mim·mā·‘al)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top

and opened
פָּתָֽח׃ (pā·ṯāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

the doors
וְדַלְתֵ֖י (wə·ḏal·ṯê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

of the heavens.
שָׁמַ֣יִם (šā·ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky


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