Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely. New Living Translation When God heard them, he was very angry, and he completely rejected Israel. English Standard Version When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel. Berean Standard Bible On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely. King James Bible When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: New King James Version When God heard this, He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel, New American Standard Bible When God heard them, He was filled with wrath And He utterly rejected Israel; NASB 1995 When God heard, He was filled with wrath And greatly abhorred Israel; NASB 1977 When God heard, He was filled with wrath, And greatly abhorred Israel; Legacy Standard Bible God heard and was filled with wrath And greatly rejected Israel; Amplified Bible When God heard this, He was filled with [righteous] wrath; And utterly rejected Israel, [greatly hating her ways], Christian Standard Bible God heard and became furious; he completely rejected Israel. Holman Christian Standard Bible God heard and became furious; He completely rejected Israel. American Standard Version When God heard this, he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel; Contemporary English Version So God became furious and completely rejected the people of Israel. English Revised Version When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: GOD'S WORD® Translation When God heard, he became furious. He completely rejected Israel. Good News Translation God was angry when he saw it, so he rejected his people completely. International Standard Version God heard and became furious, and he completely rejected Israel. Majority Standard Bible On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely. NET Bible God heard and was angry; he completely rejected Israel. New Heart English Bible When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel; Webster's Bible Translation When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: World English Bible When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionGod has heard, and shows Himself angry. And kicks exceedingly against Israel. Young's Literal Translation God hath heard, and sheweth Himself wroth. And kicketh exceedingly against Israel. Smith's Literal Translation God heard and he will overflow, and he will greatly contemn in Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGod heard, and despised them, and he reduced Israel exceedingly as it were to nothing. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible God heard and grew angry; he rejected Israel completely. New Revised Standard Version When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And God heard and was provoked and was very angry against Israel. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917God heard, and was wroth, And He greatly abhorred Israel; Brenton Septuagint Translation God heard and lightly regarded them, and greatly despised Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Open My Mouth in Parables…58They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. 59On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely. 60He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.… Cross References Judges 2:12-14 Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. / Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist. Deuteronomy 32:19-21 When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters. / He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness. / They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding. Jeremiah 7:29-31 Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ / For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it. / They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind. Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. Ezekiel 8:18 Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.” 2 Kings 17:18-20 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. Hosea 9:15 All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious. 1 Samuel 28:18 Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today. Lamentations 2:6-7 He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest. / The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. Zechariah 7:11-14 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. ... Romans 1:18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. Hebrews 3:10-11 Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ / So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” 1 Corinthians 10:5-6 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. Revelation 2:4-5 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. / Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. Treasury of Scripture When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: God Psalm 11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. Psalm 14:2-5 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God… Genesis 18:20,21 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; … greatly Psalm 106:40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. Leviticus 20:23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. Leviticus 26:44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. Jump to Previous Abhorred Angry Completely Ears Exceedingly Filled Full God's Greatly Heard Israel Kicketh Rejected Sheweth Utterly Wrath WrothJump to Next Abhorred Angry Completely Ears Exceedingly Filled Full God's Greatly Heard Israel Kicketh Rejected Sheweth Utterly Wrath WrothPsalm 78 1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient 67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David. On hearing it This phrase refers to God's response to the actions and attitudes of the Israelites. Throughout Psalm 78, the psalmist recounts the history of Israel's rebellion and disobedience despite God's continuous provision and miracles. The "it" in this context includes the Israelites' idolatry, lack of faith, and repeated testing of God. This reflects a pattern seen throughout the Old Testament, where God hears the cries, complaints, or sins of His people and responds accordingly. The concept of God hearing is significant, as it underscores His attentiveness to human actions and prayers, as seen in Exodus 2:24 when God hears the groaning of the Israelites in Egypt. God was furious and rejected Israel completely Persons / Places / Events 1. GodThe central figure in this verse, God is depicted as being deeply displeased with Israel's actions. His response is one of righteous anger and rejection. 2. Israel The nation chosen by God, Israel is the subject of His anger due to their repeated disobedience and idolatry, as recounted in the preceding verses of Psalm 78. 3. Psalm 78 A historical psalm that recounts the repeated failures of Israel to remain faithful to God, despite His continual provision and miracles. Teaching Points God's Righteous AngerGod's anger is not arbitrary but a response to sin and disobedience. It serves as a reminder of His holiness and the seriousness of sin. The Consequences of Rejection Israel's rejection by God highlights the severe consequences of persistent disobedience. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of unfaithfulness. The Importance of Faithfulness This verse underscores the importance of remaining faithful to God, learning from Israel's mistakes to avoid similar pitfalls. Repentance and Restoration While God's anger is justified, His desire is for repentance and restoration. Believers are encouraged to seek forgiveness and return to God wholeheartedly. Historical Lessons for Modern Believers The historical recounting in Psalm 78 serves as a lesson for contemporary Christians to trust in God's provision and remain steadfast in faith.Verse 59. - When God heard this, he was wroth (comp. above, ver. 21). And greatly abhorred Israel. Not Israel, as distinct from Judah, but Israel in the broadest sense, the entire nation, as in ver. 55. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew On hearing it,שָׁמַ֣ע (šā·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently God אֱ֭לֹהִים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative was furious וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֑ר (way·yiṯ·‘ab·bār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on and rejected וַיִּמְאַ֥ס (way·yim·’as) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc completely. מְ֝אֹ֗ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily Links Psalm 78:59 NIVPsalm 78:59 NLT Psalm 78:59 ESV Psalm 78:59 NASB Psalm 78:59 KJV Psalm 78:59 BibleApps.com Psalm 78:59 Biblia Paralela Psalm 78:59 Chinese Bible Psalm 78:59 French Bible Psalm 78:59 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 78:59 When God heard this he was angry (Psalm Ps Psa.) |