Psalms 78:34

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“When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.”

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BSBPD

“When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 78:34 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:7Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
  2. Judges 3:8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
  3. Judges 3:12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
  4. Judges 4:3Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
  5. Judges 10:7So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
  6. Isaiah 26:6Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
  7. Isaiah 26:16O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
  8. Jeremiah 22:23O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”
  9. Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
  10. Hosea 7:14They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.

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

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