Psalm 78:31 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, And smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The wrath of God came upon them and slew the strongest and sturdiest of them and smote down Israel's chosen youth.

American Standard Version (1901)

When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

Common English Bible

So God’s anger came up against them: he killed the most hearty of them; he cut down Israel’s youth in their prime.

Psalm 78:31 Cross References

Isaiah 10:16

Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.

Numbers 11:33

While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.