Psalm 81:16 “But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I woul…”

Psalm 81:16

But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.

World English Bible

But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.”

American Standard Version

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

And God would haue fedde them with the fatte of wheat, and with honie out of the rocke would I haue sufficed thee.

Darby Translation

And he would have fed them with the finest of wheat; yea, with honey out of the rock would I have satisfied thee.

Young's Literal Translation

He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And [with] honey from a rock I satisfy thee!

Bible in Basic English

I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.

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Cross references

“fed”

Psalm 147:14 Joel 2:24 Deuteronomy 32:13 Deuteronomy 32:14

Psalm 147:14 · BSB

He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

Joel 2:24 · BSB

The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

Deuteronomy 32:13 · BSB

He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,

Deuteronomy 32:14 · BSB

with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.

“honey”

Judges 14:18 Job 29:6 Judges 14:8 Judges 14:9 1 Samuel 14:25 1 Samuel 14:26

Judges 14:18 · BSB

Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved m…

Job 29:6 · BSB

when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

Judges 14:8 · BSB

When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.

Judges 14:9 · BSB

So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion…

1 Samuel 14:25 · BSB

Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

1 Samuel 14:26 · BSB

And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

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

In context

15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

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