Psalm 78:20 “When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can…”

Psalm 78:20

When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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?

World English Bible

Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide meat for his people?”

American Standard Version

Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?

Geneva Bible 1599

Behold, he smote the rocke, that the water gushed out, and the streames ouerflowed: can hee giue bread also? or prepare flesh for his people?

Darby Translation

Behold, he smote the rock, and waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; is he able to give bread also, or provide flesh for his people?

Young's Literal Translation

Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. 'Also — bread [is] He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?'

Bible in Basic English

See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?

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Cross references

“he smote”

Numbers 20:11 Exodus 17:6 Exodus 17:7

Numbers 20:11 · BSB

Then 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.

Exodus 17:6 · BSB

Behold, 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.

Exodus 17:7 · BSB

He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

“can he give”

Numbers 11:21–23 Psalm 78:41 Genesis 18:12–14

Numbers 11:21–23 · BSB

But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

Psalm 78:41 · BSB

Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Genesis 18:12–14 · BSB

So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

Also

Numbers 11:18

Numbers 11:18 · BSB

And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LOR…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

21Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel,

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