The Meaning of Psalms 105:35 Explained

Psalms 105:35

KJV: And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

YLT: And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.

Darby: And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

ASV: And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And did eat up  all the herbs  in their land,  and devoured  the fruit  of their ground. 

What does Psalms 105:35 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 105:31-45 - Led By A Mighty Hand
Notice in this enumeration of the plagues that the emphasis in each is laid on God's direct act. He is the great agent of his own purposes. The tenth plague, Psalms 105:36, is followed by the triumphant exodus, when Israel went forth, enriched with treasure and strong for the march. However sad and weary our life may be, it will one day be rich and strong as it goes forth to serve under new and loftier conditions. How good it is to realize that God hath prepared for us things that surpass human thought, and which are proportioned not according to intellect but according to heart; not according to deeds but according to character!
God is all-sufficient for us. He was everything that Israel needed. Can He not suffice for us? We have good hope, not because of our deserts, but because of the covenant into which He has entered with our Savior, who is our Representative and Federal Head. Not for our sakes, but for His holy Name's sake, God has pledged Himself to make us His heirs, joint-heirs with His Son, and sharers in all that joy and bliss which await us on the other side. Ought we not, then, to love Him and to keep His statutes and laws? Hallelujah! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 105

1  An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works
7  The story of God's providence over Abraham
16  Over Joseph
23  Over Jacob in Egypt
26  Over Moses delivering the Israelites
37  Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan

What do the individual words in Psalms 105:35 mean?

and ate up all the vegetation in their land and devoured the fruit of their ground
וַיֹּ֣אכַל כָּל־ עֵ֣שֶׂב בְּאַרְצָ֑ם וַ֝יֹּ֗אכַל פְּרִ֣י אַדְמָתָֽם

וַיֹּ֣אכַל  and  ate  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
עֵ֣שֶׂב  the  vegetation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשֶׂב  
Sense: herb, herbage, grass, green plants.
בְּאַרְצָ֑ם  in  their  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וַ֝יֹּ֗אכַל  and  devoured 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
פְּרִ֣י  the  fruit 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פְּרִי  
Sense: fruit.
אַדְמָתָֽם  of  their  ground 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.

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