Psalm 78:44

Modern

He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

Traditional

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

Literal

And He turned their rivers into blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

Latin

…et convertit in sanguinem flumina eorum, et imbres eorum, ne biberent.

Hebrew

English

He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

The Israelites rebelled even though the Lord had rescued them from powerful plagues.

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Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 105:29
He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
Exodus 7:17–21
This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
Revelation 16:3–6
And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.