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Psalms 78:50–51

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He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
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From verse 50

  1. Ezekiel 7:4Rank 1 from verse 50
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    4And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  2. 2 Peter 2:4–5Rank 2 from verse 50
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    4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

    5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  3. Exodus 9:3–6Rank 3 from verse 50
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    3Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

    4And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.

    5And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.

    6And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

  4. Ezekiel 8:18Rank 4 from verse 50
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    18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

  5. Ezekiel 9:10Rank 5 from verse 50
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    10And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

From verse 51

  1. Psalms 105:23Rank 1 from verse 51
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    23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

  2. Psalms 106:22Rank 2 from verse 51
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    22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

  3. Psalms 135:8Rank 3 from verse 51
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    8Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

  4. Psalms 105:36Rank 4 from verse 51
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    36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

  5. Psalms 136:10Rank 5 from verse 51
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    10To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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Psalms 78:50

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

anger

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Sense 1: Strong displeasure or indignation. Sense 2: As a verb, to provoke to such displeasure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spared

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Past-tense or past-participial form of spare (to preserve from harm or punishment, refrain from using, or hold back).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 78:51

COMBINED MEANING

smote

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1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Ham

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Sense 1: Ham, a son of Noah and an ancestor named in the genealogies. Sense 2: The land of Ham.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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78:49He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

78:50He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

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78:51And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

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78:52But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

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