King James Version
psalm 78:20 in the King James Version says “Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provid...” — study this verse from psalm chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?”
psalm 78:20 · KJV
And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? furnish: Heb. order
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
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