Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” New Living Translation But I would feed you with the finest wheat. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.” English Standard Version But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Berean Standard Bible But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” King James Bible He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. New King James Version He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.” New American Standard Bible “But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” NASB 1995 “But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” NASB 1977 “But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat; And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Legacy Standard Bible But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Amplified Bible “But I would feed Israel with the finest of the wheat; And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Christian Standard Bible But he would feed Israel with the best wheat. “I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” Holman Christian Standard Bible But He would feed Israel with the best wheat.” I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” American Standard Version He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee. Contemporary English Version But I would feed you with the finest bread and with the best honey until you were full." English Revised Version He should feed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I satisfy thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation But I would feed Israel with the finest wheat and satisfy them with honey from a rock." Good News Translation But I would feed you with the finest wheat and satisfy you with wild honey." International Standard Version But I will feed Israel with the finest wheat, satisfying you with honey from the rock. Majority Standard Bible But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.? NET Bible "I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs." New Heart English Bible And he would have fed him with the finest wheat, and satisfied you with honey from the rock." Webster's Bible Translation He would have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee. World English Bible But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe causes him to eat of the fat of wheat, "" And I satisfy you [with] honey from a rock! Young's Literal Translation He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And with honey from a rock I satisfy thee! Smith's Literal Translation And he shall cause them to eat from the fat of wheat, and from the rock with honey will I satisfy thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he fed them with the fat of wheat, and filled them with honey out of the rock. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible But Israel I will feed with the finest wheat, I will satisfy them with honey from the rock.” New Revised Standard Version I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe has fed them also with the finest of the wheat; and with honey out of the rock has he satisfied them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He fed him from the fatness of the wheat and honey from the rock satisfied him. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And he fed them with the fat of wheat; and satisfied them with honey out of the rock. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sing for Joy to God, Our Strength…15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever. 16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Cross References Deuteronomy 32:13-14 He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag, / with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine. Exodus 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Isaiah 55:2 Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Job 29:6 when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! Numbers 14:8 If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. Ezekiel 20:6 On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. Jeremiah 31:14 I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD. Nehemiah 9:25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. Proverbs 24:13-14 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. / Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. Matthew 4:4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” John 6:31-35 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ... John 6:49-51 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it. 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. Treasury of Scripture He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied you. fed Psalm 147:14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. Deuteronomy 32:13,14 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; … Joel 2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. finest of the wheat. Judges 14:8,9,18 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion… 1 Samuel 14:25,26 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground… Job 29:6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; Jump to Previous Asaph Best Causeth Eat Fat Fed Feed Finest Food Full Grain Honey Psalm Rock Satisfied Satisfy WheatJump to Next Asaph Best Causeth Eat Fat Fed Feed Finest Food Full Grain Honey Psalm Rock Satisfied Satisfy WheatPsalm 81 1. An exhortation to a solemn praising of God4. God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits 8. God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt. But I would feed you This phrase indicates a divine promise and a conditional offer from God. The Hebrew root for "feed" is "אָכַל" (akal), which means to eat or consume. In the biblical context, feeding often symbolizes God's provision and care for His people. Historically, God's provision is seen in the manna provided to the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16). This phrase underscores God's desire to nurture and sustain His people, offering them not just physical sustenance but spiritual nourishment as well. the finest wheat with honey from the rock I would satisfy you
Hebrew But I would feed youוַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ (way·ya·’ă·ḵî·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat the finest מֵחֵ֣לֶב (mê·ḥê·leḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part wheat; חִטָּ֑ה (ḥiṭ·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2406: Wheat with honey דְּבַ֣שׁ (də·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup from the rock וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר (ū·miṣ·ṣūr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge I would satisfy you.” אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ (’aś·bî·‘e·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited Links Psalm 81:16 NIVPsalm 81:16 NLT Psalm 81:16 ESV Psalm 81:16 NASB Psalm 81:16 KJV Psalm 81:16 BibleApps.com Psalm 81:16 Biblia Paralela Psalm 81:16 Chinese Bible Psalm 81:16 French Bible Psalm 81:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 81:16 But he would have also fed them (Psalm Ps Psa.) |