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href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/78.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />the miracles he did for their ancestors on the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, <i>in</i> the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, <i>in</i> the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He performed wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, <i>in</i> the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He wrought wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He wrought wonders before their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He did wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He worked wonders in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, the territory of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He worked wonders in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt, the region of Zoan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he did for their ancestors near Zoan in Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In front of their ancestors he performed miracles in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />While their ancestors watched, God performed miracles in the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He performed marvelous things in the presence of their ancestors in the land of Egypt— in the fields of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has done wonders before their fathers, "" In the land of Egypt—the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Before their fathers He hath done wonders, In the land of Egypt -- the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Before their fathers he did a wonder in the land of Egypt, the field of loading.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wonderful things did he do in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Tanis. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:12>He performed miracles in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Tanis.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the sight of their ancestors God did wonders, in the land of Egypt, the plain of Zoan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the sight of their ancestors he worked marvels in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Marvellous things did he in the land of Egypt and in the fields of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In front of their fathers when he did wonders in the land of Egypt and in the fields of Zoan.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Marvellous things did He in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the miracles which he wrought before their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the plain of Tanes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-12.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=9550" 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/78.htm">I Will Open My Mouth in Parables</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He worked</a> <a href="/hebrew/6382.htm" title="6382: p̄e·le (N-ms) -- A wonder. From pala'; a miracle.">wonders</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: ne·ḡeḏ (Prep) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: śə·ḏêh- (N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the region</a> <a href="/hebrew/6814.htm" title="6814: ṣō·‘an (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Eg. Of Egyptian derivation; Tsoan, a place in Egypt.">of Zoan.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.…<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/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Exodus 7:8-12</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, / “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.” / So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a></span><br />Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Nehemiah 9:10-11</a></span><br />You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. / You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Psalm 106:7-12</a></span><br />Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea. / Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known. / He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a></span><br />Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Deuteronomy 6:22</a></span><br />Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-13</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-30.htm">John 6:30-31</a></span><br />So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do? / Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49</a></span><br />Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39-40</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. / For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-11.htm">Mark 8:11-12</a></span><br />Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven. / Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.</p><p class="hdg">marvellous</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42-50</a></b></br> They remembered not his hand, <i>nor</i> the day when he delivered them from the enemy… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-27.htm">Psalm 105:27-38</a></b></br> They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/135-9.htm">Psalm 135:9</a></b></br> <i>Who</i> sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.</p><p class="hdg">Zoan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Psalm 78:43</a></b></br> How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">Genesis 32:3</a></b></br> And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22</a></b></br> And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, <i>were</i>. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/psalms/77-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Field</a> <a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Marvellous</a> <a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">Marvelous</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-12.htm">Marvels</a> <a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Miracles</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-29.htm">Region</a> <a href="/psalms/76-7.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Wonders</a> <a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Works</a> <a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Wrought</a> <a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Zoan</a> <a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Zo'an</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Field</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/78-32.htm">Marvellous</a> <a href="/psalms/86-10.htm">Marvelous</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Marvels</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Miracles</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Region</a> <a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/psalms/78-32.htm">Wonders</a> <a href="/psalms/78-32.htm">Works</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Wrought</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Zoan</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Zo'an</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 78</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.</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/78.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/78.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He worked wonders before their fathers</b><br>This phrase refers to the miraculous acts God performed in the presence of the Israelites' ancestors. These wonders include the ten plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision of manna and quail. These acts demonstrated God's power and faithfulness, serving as a testament to His covenant with Israel. The wonders were meant to instill faith and obedience in the Israelites, reminding them of God's sovereignty and care. This theme of divine intervention is echoed throughout the Old Testament, particularly in the narratives of Exodus and Deuteronomy.<p><b>in the land of Egypt</b><br>Egypt is a significant location in biblical history, representing both a place of refuge and oppression for the Israelites. It was in Egypt that the Israelites grew into a great nation, yet it was also where they experienced severe bondage. The land of Egypt serves as a backdrop for God's deliverance, highlighting His ability to rescue His people from seemingly insurmountable circumstances. The plagues and the Exodus are central events that underscore God's supremacy over the gods of Egypt and His commitment to His promises.<p><b>in the region of Zoan</b><br>Zoan, also known as Tanis, was an ancient city in the northeastern Nile Delta. It was a prominent city during the time of the Exodus and served as a royal residence for Pharaohs. Archaeological findings suggest that Zoan was a center of political and religious activity, making it a fitting location for God's wonders to be displayed. The mention of Zoan emphasizes the historical and geographical reality of the biblical narrative, grounding the miraculous events in a specific and identifiable location. This reference also connects to other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Ezekiel 30:14</a>, which mention Zoan in the context of God's judgment and power.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who performs wonders and miracles, demonstrating His power and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers/ancestors.htm">The Fathers/Ancestors</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites' ancestors who witnessed God's miraculous deeds.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved and where God performed many miracles to deliver them.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zoan.htm">Zoan</a></b><br>An ancient city in Egypt, known as Tanis in Greek, where some of the wonders were performed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wonders.htm">Wonders</a></b><br>Refers to the miraculous acts God performed, such as the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea, to deliver the Israelites from slavery.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_power.htm">God's Faithfulness and Power</a></b><br>God is faithful to His promises and demonstrates His power through miraculous acts. Reflect on how God has shown His faithfulness in your life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_works.htm">Remembering God's Works</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to remember God's wonders, we should regularly recall and give thanks for God's work in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The wonders in Egypt remind us that God is capable of delivering us from any situation. Trust in His timing and methods.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_faith.htm">Historical Context and Faith</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of God's wonders can strengthen our faith. Study the Bible to see how God's actions in history reveal His character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God's actions in Egypt show His sovereignty over all nations. Pray for God's will to be done in the nations today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_78.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 78</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_divine_punishment_in_psalm_78_at_odds_with_a_loving_god.htm">Does the repeated theme of divine punishment in Psalm 78 conflict with the concept of a loving God found in other biblical passages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_78_align_with_archaeology.htm">How do the events recounted in Psalm 78 compare with archaeological findings regarding the Israelites’ wilderness journey?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_supports_the_exodus.htm">What evidence supports the historical occurrence of the Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_6_6__why_no_evidence_for_exodus.htm">Exodus 6:6: How can we reconcile the lack of archaeological evidence for a large-scale exodus with the biblical narrative? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/78.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Field of Zoan.</span>--See <a href="/numbers/13-22.htm" title="And they ascended by the south, and came to Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)">Numbers 13:22</a>. It is the classical "Tanis," merely a corruption of <span class= "ital">Tsoan, i.e., </span>low country (LXX. and Vulgate). Tanis is situated on the east bank of what was formerly called the Tanitic branch of the Nile. Between it and Pelusium, about thirty miles to the east, stretched a rich plain known as "the marshes," or "the pastures," or "the field" of Zoan.<p>The psalm now turns to the adventures in the wilderness, postponing the marvels in Egypt till <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm" title="How he had worked his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan.">Psalm 78:43</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.</span> The miracles of Egypt are, perhaps, the most striking series in Jewish history. A more particular account of them is given below (vers. 44-53). They were wrought "in the field of Zoan," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> in the rich flat tract east and south of the city of Zoan, the Greek Tanis, now <span class="accented">San</span>. (On this place, see Mr. Reginald Peele's 'Cities of Egypt,' pp. 64-88.) This fact could not have been gathered from Exodus, but must have come to the writer from the tradition of which he speaks in ver. 3. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-12.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 worked</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֣שָׂה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wonders</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶ֑לֶא</span> <span class="translit">(p̄e·le)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6382.htm">Strong's 6382: </a> </span><span class="str2">A miracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֭בוֹתָם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the region</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂדֵה־</span> <span class="translit">(śə·ḏêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zoan.</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹֽעַן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6814.htm">Strong's 6814: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zoan -- a place in Egypt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:12 He did marvelous things in the sight (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:13" /></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>