Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
78:23-25 Abundance comes through the doors of heaven (Gen 8:2; 2 Kgs 7:2; Mal 3:10). • Israel ate manna for forty years in the wilderness (Exod 16:31-36; John 6:31).
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
78:23-25 Abundance comes through the doors of heaven (Gen 8:2; 2 Kgs 7:2; Mal 3:10). • Israel ate manna for forty years in the wilderness (Exod 16:31-36; John 6:31).
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens,
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;