Bible Strands
Psalms 106:15
So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the congregation while recounting Israel’s wilderness rebellion, capturing the exact moment God responds to their craving for meat.
The words — The Hebrew וַיִּתֵּן (va.yi.tten) literally means “and He gave,” paired with רָזוֹן (ra.zon), meaning “a wasting disease,” which directly links God’s action to their petition.
The thread — This sequence of granted craving followed by judgment appears in Numbers 11:31 and Isaiah 10:16, while Psalm 78:29 records a similar granting of desire without the accompanying plague.
Why it lands — The text states that God gave what they asked for and then sent a wasting disease upon them, requiring the reader to acknowledge that demanding immediate gratification outside divine timing invites correction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
Cross-references
- Numbers 11:31 Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp.
- Isaiah 10:16 Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
- Psalms 78:29 So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.
- Isaiah 24:16 From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.