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International Version</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/105.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/105.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/105.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/105.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/105.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and locusts came, And creeping locusts, beyond number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/105.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He spoke, and locusts came, And creeping locusts, without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/105.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and the [migratory] locusts came, And the young locusts, even without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/105.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and locusts came — young locusts without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/105.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and locusts came— young locusts without number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/105.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/105.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God gave the command, and more grasshoppers came than could be counted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/105.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He spake, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, and that without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/105.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He spoke, and countless locusts and grasshoppers came.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/105.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He commanded, and the locusts came, countless millions of them; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/105.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he commanded the locust to come— grasshoppers without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/105.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/105.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/105.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/105.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/105.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came with the grasshoppers, without number. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/105.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has commanded, and the locust comes, "" And the cankerworm—innumerable,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/105.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm -- innumerable,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/105.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He said, and the locust will come and the feeder, and no number.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/105.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/105.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 104:34>He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/105.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He spoke and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/105.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came, and young locusts without number;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/105.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He spoke and the locusts came and caterpillars, and that without numbers throughout their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/105.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He spoke and the locusts came and the crawling locust without number in all their land.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/105.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locust came, And the canker-worm without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/105.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/105-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13230" 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/105.htm">Tell of His Wonders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He spoke,</a> <a href="/hebrew/697.htm" title="697: ’ar·beh (N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From rabah; a locust.">and the locusts</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3218.htm" title="3218: wə·ye·leq (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust.">young locusts</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·pār (N-ms) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">number.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.…<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="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may swarm over it and devour every plant in the land—everything that the hail has left behind.” / So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts. / The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4-7</a></span><br />What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. / Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth. / For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-3.htm">Revelation 9:3-4</a></span><br />And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth. / They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Deuteronomy 28:38</a></span><br />You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Isaiah 33:4</a></span><br />Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Nahum 3:15-17</a></span><br />There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust. Make yourself many like the young locust; make yourself many like the swarming locust! / You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away. / Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">1 Kings 8:37</a></span><br />When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Jeremiah 51:14</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a></span><br />“I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-27.htm">Proverbs 30:27</a></span><br />the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Matthew 3:4</a></span><br />John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-6.htm">Mark 1:6</a></span><br />John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a></span><br />Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Acts 12:23</a></span><br />Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a></span><br />Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He spoke, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number,</p><p class="hdg">the locusts</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46</a></b></br> He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, <i>even</i> all that the hail hath left… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4-7</a></b></br> That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Cankerworm</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Canker-Worm</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Caterpillars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Caterpillers</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Grasshoppers</a> <a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Innumerable</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Locusts</a> <a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Word</a> <a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Cankerworm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Canker-Worm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Caterpillars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Caterpillers</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Grasshoppers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Innumerable</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-27.htm">Locusts</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-15.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Word</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 105</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-1.htm">An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-7.htm">The story of God's providence over Abraham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Over Joseph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Over Jacob in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm">Over Moses delivering the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan.</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/105.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number</b><br /><b>He spoke</b><br />This phrase underscores the power and authority of God's word. In the Hebrew context, the word for "spoke" is often linked to divine command, illustrating that God's will is enacted through His speech. This reflects the creation narrative in Genesis, where God speaks the world into existence. It emphasizes that God's word is not just informative but performative, bringing about real change and action in the world. Theologically, this highlights God's sovereignty and the trustworthiness of His promises.<p><b>and the locusts came</b><br />The arrival of the locusts is a direct result of God's command, demonstrating His control over nature. In the ancient Near Eastern context, locusts were a symbol of devastation and judgment, often used by God as a tool to humble nations and bring them to repentance. The locusts' coming is a fulfillment of divine judgment, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a>). This serves as a reminder of God's justice and the consequences of disobedience to His will.<p><b>young locusts</b><br />The mention of "young locusts" indicates the beginning of a swarm, suggesting a fresh, vigorous, and overwhelming force. In Hebrew, the term for "young locusts" can imply a new generation, ready to consume everything in its path. This imagery is powerful, as it conveys the idea of an unstoppable force that God can unleash to accomplish His purposes. It serves as a metaphor for the relentless nature of divine judgment when humanity turns away from God.<p><b>without number</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the vastness and immeasurable nature of the locust swarm. In biblical literature, the concept of something being "without number" often signifies an overwhelming multitude, beyond human comprehension or control. It reflects the idea that God's actions and the forces He commands are beyond human limitation. This serves as a humbling reminder of God's omnipotence and the futility of resisting His will. It calls believers to trust in God's plan, knowing that His power is infinite and His purposes are ultimately for the good of those who love Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/105.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) <span class= "bld">Caterpillars.</span>--To the locust, <span class= "ital">'aarbeh, </span>alone mentioned in Exodus, the psalmist adds, as a poetical synonym to suit his parallelism, caterpillar (<span class= "ital">yelek</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>a word occurring in <a href="/joel/1-4.htm" title="That which the palmerworm has left has the locust eaten; and that which the locust has left has the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm has left has the caterpillar eaten.">Joel 1:4</a>; <a href="/joel/2-25.htm" title="And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.">Joel 2:25</a>; <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm" title="There shall the fire devour you; the sword shall cut you off, it shall eat you up like the cankerworm: make yourself many as the cankerworm, make yourself many as the locusts.">Nahum 3:15</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm" title="The LORD of hosts has sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill you with men, as with caterpillars; and they shall lift up a shout against you.">Jeremiah 51:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm" title="Set you up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillars.">Jeremiah 51:27</a>. By derivation the word means "licker" (comp. <a href="/numbers/22-4.htm" title="And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.">Numbers 22:4</a>), and is possibly used in a wide or general sense for insects of the locust kind. (See <span class= "ital">Bible Educator, </span>IV. 294.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/105.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He spake, and the</span> <span class="cmt_word">locusts came</span> (see <a href="/exodus/10-13.htm">Exodus 10:13, 14</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And caterpillars</span>. Either a kind of locust, or the locust at one period of its growth. Not mentioned in Exodus. <span class="cmt_word">And that without number</span> (see <a href="/exodus/10-14.htm">Exodus 10:14, 15</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/105-34.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 spoke,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭מַר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the locusts</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·beh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_697.htm">Strong's 697: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a kind of) locust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came—</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">young locusts</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יֶ֗לֶק</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ye·leq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3218.htm">Strong's 3218: </a> </span><span class="str2">A devourer, the young locust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">number.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפָּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> </span><span class="str2">A number, definite, indefinite, narration</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 105:34 He spoke and the locusts came (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/105-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 105:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/105-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 105:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:35" /></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>