Psalms 107:5

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“They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.”

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BSBPD

“They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Hungry--yea--thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 107:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 16:3“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
  2. Exodus 17:3But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”
  3. Judges 15:18And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
  4. 1 Samuel 30:11Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—
  5. 2 Samuel 17:29honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
  6. Isaiah 44:12The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
  7. Jeremiah 14:18If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”
  8. Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.
  9. Mark 8:2“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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