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he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/147.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/147.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/147.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/147.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He showers snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/147.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The One who gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/147.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/147.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spreads snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/147.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spreads snow like wool; He scatters frost like ashes; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/147.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/147.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He covers the ground with snow like a blanket of wool, and he scatters frost like ashes on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/147.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/147.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He is the one who sends snow like wool and scatters frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/147.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He spreads snow like a blanket and scatters frost like dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/147.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He supplies snow like wool, scattering frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/147.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/147.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He sends the snow that is white like wool; he spreads the frost that is white like ashes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/147.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/147.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/147.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/147.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who is giving snow like wool, "" He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/147.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/147.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/147.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/147.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 147:5>He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/147.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus he makes the snow like wool, and spreads the frost like ash; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/147.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/147.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool; he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/147.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool and he scatters frost like ashes.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/147.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/147.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/147-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=18208" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm">It is Good to Sing Praises</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: han·nō·ṯên (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He spreads</a> <a href="/hebrew/7950.htm" title="7950: še·leḡ (N-ms) -- Snow. From shalag; snow.">the snow</a> <a href="/hebrew/6785.htm" title="6785: kaṣ·ṣā·mer (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Wool. From an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool.">like wool;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6340.htm" title="6340: yə·p̄az·zêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To scatter. A primitive root; to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty.">He scatters</a> <a href="/hebrew/3713.htm" title="3713: kə·p̄ō·wr (N-ms) -- A cover, a tankard, white frost. From kaphar; properly, a cover, i.e. a tankard; also white frost.">the frost</a> <a href="/hebrew/665.htm" title="665: kā·’ê·p̄er (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Ashes. From an unused root meaning to bestrew; ashes.">like ashes;</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-6.htm">Job 37:6</a></span><br />For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-22.htm">Job 38:22-23</a></span><br />Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail, / which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31</a></span><br />For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7-8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></span><br />As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></span><br />So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He gives snow like wool: he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.</p><p class="hdg">giveth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Psalm 148:8</a></b></br> Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-6.htm">Job 37:6</a></b></br> For he saith to the snow, Be thou <i>on</i> the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></b></br> For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:</p><p class="hdg">scattereth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-9.htm">Job 37:9,10</a></b></br> Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-29.htm">Job 38:29</a></b></br> Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/78-47.htm">Frost</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">Hoar</a> <a href="/job/38-29.htm">Hoarfrost</a> <a href="/job/38-29.htm">Hoar-Frost</a> <a href="/job/38-22.htm">Ice-Drops</a> <a href="/psalms/68-14.htm">Scattereth</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Scatters</a> <a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/psalms/68-14.htm">Snow</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/job/31-20.htm">Wool</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-26.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Frost</a> <a href="/psalms/149-4.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Hoar</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Hoarfrost</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Hoar-Frost</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Ice-Drops</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Scattereth</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Scatters</a> <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Snow</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-13.htm">Wool</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 147</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-1.htm">The prophet exhorts to praise God for his care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">His power and wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">His mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-7.htm">His providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-12.htm">To praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">For his power over the elements</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">And for his ordinances in the church</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/147.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/147.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He spreads the snow like wool;</b><br>This phrase draws a vivid comparison between snow and wool, emphasizing the purity, softness, and covering nature of snow. In biblical times, wool was a valuable commodity, often used for clothing and warmth, symbolizing provision and protection. The imagery of snow as wool suggests God's provision and care for the earth, covering it with a blanket of purity. This can be seen as a reflection of God's righteousness and purity, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>, where sins are made "white as snow." The spreading of snow also indicates God's sovereignty over nature, as He controls the weather and seasons, a theme echoed in <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Job 37:6-10</a>, where God commands the snow and frost.<p><b>He scatters the frost like ashes;</b><br>The comparison of frost to ashes highlights the delicate and transient nature of frost. Ashes, often associated with mourning and repentance in the Bible, as seen in <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Job 42:6</a> and <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a>, symbolize humility and the fleeting nature of life. The scattering of frost like ashes can be seen as a reminder of human frailty and the temporary nature of earthly things. This imagery also points to God's power and authority over creation, as He disperses frost across the land. The scattering action suggests a deliberate and controlled distribution, reflecting God's meticulous care and attention to detail in His creation. This phrase can also be connected to the idea of purification, as ashes were used in ancient purification rituals, symbolizing cleansing and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the sovereign Creator who controls the elements of nature, demonstrating His power and care over creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/snow_and_frost.htm">Snow and Frost</a></b><br>These natural elements are used metaphorically to illustrate God's ability to cover the earth and transform the landscape, symbolizing purity and transformation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned, the earth is the recipient of God's actions, highlighting the relationship between the Creator and His creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all aspects of nature, from the smallest snowflake to the vast expanse of the universe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity_and_transformation.htm">Symbolism of Purity and Transformation</a></b><br>Reflect on how snow symbolizes purity and how God desires to cleanse and transform our lives, just as He transforms the landscape with snow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_care.htm">God's Provision and Care</a></b><br>Consider how God's provision through nature reflects His care for us, providing what is necessary for life and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_god's_creation.htm">The Beauty of God's Creation</a></b><br>Appreciate the beauty and intricacy of God's creation, which points to His creativity and attention to detail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/praise_and_worship_through_nature.htm">Praise and Worship Through Nature</a></b><br>Use the natural world as a means to praise and worship God, recognizing His handiwork in the changing seasons and weather patterns.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_147.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 147</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_eat_the_showbread.htm">What is hoarfrost in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_37_link_cold_to_god's_breath.htm">Why does Job 37:9–10 attribute ice and cold to the breath of God, when meteorology shows a clear natural process behind freezing temperatures? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_hoarfrost_in_the_bible.htm">What is hoarfrost in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_abortion_healing.htm">What does the Bible say about abortion healing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/147.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Like wool.</span>--Both in whiteness and fleecy texture. "The snow falls in large flakes, equal in size to a walnut, and has more resemblance to locks of wool than it has in our country" (Niven, <span class= "ital">Biblical Antiq., </span>p. 21).<p>"A spice quam densum tacitarum vellus aquarum Defluat.<p>MART., <span class= "ital">Ep. iv. 3</span>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/147.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He giveth snow like wool</span>. The loveliness of new-fallen snow has evidently been felt by the psalmist, to whom it has seemed like a spotless robe of whitest wool spread upon the earth. Snow, though rare in Palestine, does occasionally fall, and is said to "cover the streets of Jerusalem two winters out of three. It generally comes in small quantities; but there are sometimes very snowy winters." In 1879, for instance, snow lay in Jerusalem to a depth of seventeen inches (Geikic, 'The Holy Land and the Bible,' vol. 2. p. 58). <span class="cmt_word">He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes</span>. The metaphor is less appropriate, and was selected, probably, on account of the near resemblance of the two words, <span class="accented">kephor</span> and <span class="accented">kaepher</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/147-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He spreads</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֹּתֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(han·nō·ṯên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the snow</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣לֶג</span> <span class="translit">(še·leḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7950.htm">Strong's 7950: </a> </span><span class="str2">Snow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like wool;</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּצָּ֑מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(kaṣ·ṣā·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6785.htm">Strong's 6785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wool</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He scatters</span><br /><span class="heb">יְפַזֵּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·p̄az·zêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6340.htm">Strong's 6340: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scatter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the frost</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֝פ֗וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·p̄ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3713.htm">Strong's 3713: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cover, a tankard, white frost</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like ashes;</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּאֵ֥פֶר</span> <span class="translit">(kā·’ê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_665.htm">Strong's 665: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashes</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/147-16.htm">Psalm 147:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/147-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 147:16 He gives snow like wool and scatters (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/147-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 147:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/147-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 147:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>