Psalms

Psalm 147:17

17He casts forth His hail like pebbles.b

Who can withstand His icy blast?

Footnotes

  • b 147:17 Or like crumbs or like morsels

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He casts forthמַשְׁלִ֣יךְmaš·lîḵVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH7993 throw, fling, cast
His hailקַֽרְח֣וֹqar·ḥōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7140 frost, ice
like pebblesכְפִתִּ֑יםḵə·p̄it·tîmPreposition-k; Noun - feminine pluralH6595 fragment, bit, morsel
Whoמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
can withstandלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
His icy blastקָ֝רָת֗וֹqā·rā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7135 id.

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 38:29–30 · Job 38:22–23 · Psalm 78:47–48 · Job 37:9–10 · Exodus 9:23–25 · Joshua 10:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.