He sentיְשַׁלַּחagainst themבָּםthe burningחֲרוֹןof his anger,אַפּוֹwrathעֶבְרָהand indignationוָזַעַםand distress,וְצָרָהa dispatchמִשְׁלַחַתof messengersמַלְאֲכֵיof evils.רָעִים
Psalms 78:49
Study it in the app“He sent against them the burning of his anger, wrath and indignation and distress, a dispatch of messengers of evils.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:49, word by word
- He sentיְשַׁלַּחyeshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalach” appears- the burningחֲרוֹןcharon
burning anger
Burning of anger.
Where else “charon” appears- of his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- wrathעֶבְרָהevra
fury
Overflowing rage, fury.
Where else “evra” appears- and indignationזַעַםzaam
indignation, fury
Indignation: fury, especially God's anger at evil.
Where else “zaam” appears- and distressצָרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears- a dispatchמִשְׁלַחַתmishlachat
band
A band of messengers sent on a mission.
Where else “mishlachat” appears- of messengersמַלְאֲכֵיmalache
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malache” appears- of evilsרָעִיםraim
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raim” appears
Translation note
“Messengers of evils”: messengers who bring misfortunes; the envoys of Elohim who carry out the punishment (compare Exodus 12:23).
The context
48And he gave over to the hail their cattle, and their herds to the flames.
49 · This verse (above)
50He leveled a path for his anger; he did not hold back their soul from death, and their life to the pestilence he gave over.