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Psalms 78:30
Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the congregation while recounting Israel’s wilderness rebellion, pinpointing the exact moment God supplied quail in response to their craving.
The words — זָר֥וּ (za.Ru) literally means "they had become estranged," and ע֝֗וֹד (od) translates as "still," with the Hebrew syntax placing the word for "still" between the terms for "desire" and "food" to mark the interruption of their eating.
The thread — This narrative sequence of divine judgment striking while provision remains in the mouth recurs in Numbers 11:33, where the LORD’s anger burns against the people during the same event.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that physical satiety provides no protection when the heart remains estranged from God, demanding immediate repentance rather than complacent consumption.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
Cross-references
- Numbers 11:33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
- Numbers 22:20 That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
- Proverbs 1:32 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- Luke 16:19 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.