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Psalm 147:17–18

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17he throws his hailstones like crumbs.

Who can withstand his cold?ai

18He sends his word and melts them;

he unleashes his winds,B and the water flows.aj

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Footnotes

  1. BOr breath

Cross references

  1. aiJb 37:9–10
  2. ajPs 33:9; 107:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;

who can stand before his cold?

He sends out his word, and melts them;

he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He hurls down his hail like pebbles.

Who can withstand his icy blast?

He sends his word and melts them;

he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.

NLTNew Living Translation

He hurls the hail like stones.

Who can stand against his freezing cold?

Then, at his command, it all melts.

He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

he throws his hail like crumbs.

Who can stand before his cold?

He sends out his word and melts them;

he blows his breath, the water flows.

KJV 1900King James Version

He casteth forth his ice like morsels:

Who can stand before his cold?

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them:

He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.