Psalm 81:16

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And He would feed him of the fat of wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

Latin

Et cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti, et de petra melle saturavit eos.

Hebrew

English

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

The Lord helps Israel to understand that their failure was not because of his weakness.

This warning message invites Israel to worship only the Lord and to enjoy the fullness of his blessing.

Deuteronomy 32:13–14
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,
Psalm 147:14
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
1 Samuel 14:25–26
Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
Joel 2:24
The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
Judges 14:18
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 my riddle!”
Judges 14:8–9
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.
Job 29:6
…when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!