PSALM 81:16

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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

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Psalm 81:16 Translation & Meaning

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He should have fed וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ To eat (literally or figuratively) should fed
them also with the finest מֵחֵ֣לֶב Fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part also finest
of the wheat: חִטָּ֑ה Wheat, whether the grain or the plant wheat
and with honey דְּבַ֣שׁ Honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup honey
out of the rock וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר Properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous) out rock
should I have satisfied אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ To sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) should satisfied
thee. אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ To sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) thee

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  • 14  I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

  • 15  The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

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



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