Psalms 78:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.”

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BSBPD

“He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink--as the great deep.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 78:15 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
  2. Numbers 20:11Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.
  3. Psalms 105:41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
  4. Psalms 114:8who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!
  5. Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
  6. Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
  7. Isaiah 48:21They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
  8. John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  9. 1 Corinthians 10:4and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
  10. Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
  11. Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

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