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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 gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He gave their crops to caterpillars; their harvest was consumed by locusts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He gave their crops to the destroying locust and the fruit of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He also gave their crops to the caterpillar, And their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also gave their crops to the grasshopper And the product of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He gave also their crops to the grasshopper And the product of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He gave also their crops to the grasshopper, And the product of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He gave also their crops to the grasshopper And the fruit of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He also gave their crops to the grasshopper, And the fruit of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He gave their crops to the caterpillar and the fruit of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He gave their crops to the caterpillar and the fruit of their labor to the locust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, And their labor unto the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God let worms and grasshoppers eat their crops. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He gave their crops to grasshoppers and their produce to locusts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He sent locusts to eat their crops and to destroy their fields. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He gave their crops to caterpillars and what they worked for to locusts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He also gave their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And gives their increase to the caterpillar, "" And their labor to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And giveth to the caterpillar their increase, And their labour to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will give their produce to the devourer, and their labor to the locust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he gave up their fruits to the blast, and their labours to the locust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:46>And he gave up their fruits to mold and their labors to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He gave their harvest to the caterpillar, the fruits of their labor to the locust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He gave their crops to the caterpillar, and the fruit of their labor to the locust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He gave also their crops to the locusts, and their labor to the caterpillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He gave their crops to the locusts and their produce to the crawling locust.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, And their labour unto the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he gave their fruit to the canker worm, and their labours to the locust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-46.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=9771" 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">45</span>He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/2981.htm" title="2981: yə·ḇū·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Produce (of the soil). From yabal; produce, i.e. A crop or wealth.">their crops</a> <a href="/hebrew/2625.htm" title="2625: le·ḥā·sîl (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From chacal; the ravager, i.e. A locust.">to the grasshopper,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3018.htm" title="3018: wî·ḡî·‘ām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Toil, product. From yaga'; toil; hence, a work, produce, property.">the fruit of their labor</a> <a href="/hebrew/697.htm" title="697: lā·’ar·beh (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From rabah; a locust.">to the locust.</a> </span><span class="reftext">47</span>He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.…<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/10-4.htm">Exodus 10:4-15</a></span><br />But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow. / They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields. / They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/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="/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="/revelation/9-3.htm">Revelation 9:3-10</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. / The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-7.htm">Revelation 9:7</a></span><br />And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-10.htm">Revelation 9:10</a></span><br />They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a></span><br />Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-2.htm">James 5:2-3</a></span><br />Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13-15</a></span><br />his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. / If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.</p><p class="hdg">gave also</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34,35</a></b></br> He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, … </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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28</a></b></br> If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness <i>there be</i>:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4</a></b></br> Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/1-4.htm">2 Chronicles 1:4</a></b></br> But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to <i>the place which</i> David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Caterpillar</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Caterpiller</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/job/39-20.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-28.htm">Industry</a> <a href="/psalms/48-6.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Locusts</a> <a href="/psalms/67-6.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/numbers/18-30.htm">Product</a> <a href="/job/21-26.htm">Worms</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Caterpillar</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Caterpiller</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/105-36.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/psalms/85-12.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Industry</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Locusts</a> <a href="/psalms/85-12.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Product</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Worms</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'; 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In the biblical context, grasshoppers and locusts are often used as instruments of God's judgment, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a>). The grasshopper, a smaller relative of the locust, symbolizes destruction and loss. This judgment serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God’s covenant. The imagery of crops being devoured is a powerful representation of economic and sustenance loss, which would have been devastating in an agrarian society dependent on harvests for survival.<p><b>the fruit of their labor to the locust</b><br>The locust is a more formidable and destructive force than the grasshopper, often associated with widespread devastation. In the ancient Near East, locust swarms could obliterate entire fields, leading to famine and hardship. This phrase emphasizes the totality of the destruction, as the "fruit of their labor" signifies the hard work and toil of the people being rendered futile. The locusts consuming the fruit of their labor can be seen as a fulfillment of the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Deuteronomy 28:38</a>, where disobedience leads to agricultural failure. This also serves as a typology of divine retribution, where God uses natural elements to execute His will. The locust plague is a precursor to the ultimate judgment and a call to repentance, echoing the prophetic warnings found in <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a> and <a href="/revelation/9-3.htm">Revelation 9:3</a>, where locusts are used as symbols of divine wrath.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His sovereignty and judgment over the natural world and human affairs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The implied location where these events took place, as <a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a> recounts the plagues God sent upon Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were enslaved in Egypt and witnessed these miraculous events as part of their deliverance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/grasshopper_and_locust.htm">Grasshopper and Locust</a></b><br>Insects used by God as instruments of judgment against Egypt, representing His control over creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/crops_and_fruit_of_labor.htm">Crops and Fruit of Labor</a></b><br>The agricultural produce of Egypt, which was destroyed as part of the plagues, symbolizing the futility of human effort against divine will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>This verse reminds us that God is in control of all creation, using even the smallest creatures to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_deliverance.htm">Judgment and Deliverance</a></b><br>The plagues, including the locusts, were both acts of judgment against Egypt and steps toward the deliverance of Israel, illustrating God's dual role as judge and savior.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_effort_against_god.htm">The Futility of Human Effort Against God</a></b><br>The destruction of crops signifies the futility of relying solely on human labor and resources when opposed to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Just as the Egyptians faced consequences for their actions, we are reminded to examine our lives and turn back to God in areas where we may be resisting His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>While the Egyptians' resources were destroyed, God provided for the Israelites, teaching us to trust in His provision even in times of scarcity.<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/how_does_isaiah_18_4's_imagery_align.htm">Isaiah 18:4: How does the imagery of God quietly observing nations square with other passages where God is depicted as actively intervening?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_8_align_with_science.htm">Hebrews 2:7-8 quotes Psalm 8 about mankind's dominion--how does this align with modern scientific understanding of humanity's place in the universe?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_amos_9_13's_prophecy_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Amos 9:13 - Is the prophecy of the plowman overtaking the reaper a literal farming impossibility, and does it conflict with more realistic agricultural references elsewhere in scripture?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/78.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(46) <span class= "bld">Caterpillar.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">chasil. </span>(See <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm" title="If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague, whatever sickness there be;">1Kings 8:37</a>.) Probably the <span class= "ital">locust </span>in the <span class= "ital">larva </span>or <span class= "ital">pupa </span>state. For <span class= "ital">locust </span>see <a href="/exodus/10-4.htm" title="Else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into your coast:">Exodus 10:4</a> <span class= "ital">seq., </span>and <span class= "ital">Bib. Ed., </span>iv. 292. The LXX., Vulg., and Symmachus have "blight." but in <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm" title="If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatever sore or whatever sickness there be:">2Chronicles 6:28</a> "cockchafer," as Aquila and Jerome here.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 46.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust.</span> <span class="accented">Khasil</span> (<span class="hebrew">חָסִיל</span>), here translated "caterpillar," is probably either a particular kind of locust, or the locust in one of its stages. (On the plague of locusts in Egypt, 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/78-46.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 gave</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person 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">their crops</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבוּלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇū·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2981.htm">Strong's 2981: </a> </span><span class="str2">Produce, a crop, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the grasshopper,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶחָסִ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥā·sîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2625.htm">Strong's 2625: </a> </span><span class="str2">The ravager, a locust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fruit of their labor</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽ֝יגִיעָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ḡî·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3018.htm">Strong's 3018: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toil, a work, produce, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the locust.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאַרְבֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ar·beh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-46.htm">Psalm 78:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:46 He gave also their increase to (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:47" /></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>