Psalms

Psalm 78:49–50

⁴⁹He unleashed His fury against them,

wrath, indignation, and calamity—

a band of destroying angels.

⁵⁰He cleared a path for His anger;

He did not spare them from death

but delivered their lives to the plague.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He unleashed	יְשַׁלַּח־	yə·šal·laḥ-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
His fury	חֲר֬וֹן	ḥă·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
against them	בָּ֨ם׀	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
wrath	עֶבְרָ֣ה	‘eḇ·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury
indignation	וָזַ֣עַם	wā·za·‘am	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2195 indignation
and calamity	וְצָרָ֑ה	wə·ṣā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
a band	מִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַת	miš·la·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4917 discharge
of destroying	רָעִֽים׃	rā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil
angels	מַלְאֲכֵ֥י	mal·’ă·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4397 messenger

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He cleared	יְפַלֵּ֥ס	yə·p̄al·lês	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6424 weigh, make level
a path	נָתִ֗יב	nā·ṯîḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H5410 path, pathway
for His anger	לְאַ֫פּ֥וֹ	lə·’ap·pōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
He did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
spare	חָשַׂ֣ךְ	ḥā·śaḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
them	נַפְשָׁ֑ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
from death	מִמָּ֣וֶת	mim·mā·weṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
but delivered	הִסְגִּֽיר׃	his·gîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
their lives	וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗ם	wə·ḥay·yā·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
to the plague	לַדֶּ֥בֶר	lad·de·ḇer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence

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

Psalm 78:49 Lamentations 4:11 · Psalm 11:6 · Exodus 15:7 · 1 Kings 22:21–22 · Exodus 12:13 · 2 Samuel 24:16

Psalm 78:50 Ezekiel 7:4 · 2 Peter 2:4–5 · Ezekiel 8:18 · Romans 8:32 · Ezekiel 9:10 · Exodus 9:3–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.