Psalms 81:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:13-14 : 13 He put him on the high places of the earth, his food was the increase of the field; honey he gave him out of the rock and oil out of the hard rock; 14 Butter from his cows and milk from his sheep, with fat of lambs and sheep of Bashan, and goats, and the heart of the grain; and for your drink, wine from the blood of the grape.
  • Ps 147:14 : 14 He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
  • Job 29:6 : 6 When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me.
  • Joel 2:24 : 24 And the floors will be full of grain, and the crushing-places overflowing with wine and oil.
  • Judg 14:8-9 : 8 Then after a time he went back to take her; and turning from the road to see the dead body of the lion, he saw a mass of bees in the body of the lion, and honey there. 9 And he took the honey in his hand, and went on, tasting it on the way; and when he came to his father and mother he gave some to them; but did not say that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.
  • Judg 14:18 : 18 Then on the seventh day, before he went into the bride's room, the men of the town said to him, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not been ploughing with my cow you would not have got the answer to my question.
  • 1 Sam 14:25-26 : 25 And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it; 26 But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.

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  • Deut 32:13-14
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    13He put him on the high places of the earth, his food was the increase of the field; honey he gave him out of the rock and oil out of the hard rock;

    14Butter from his cows and milk from his sheep, with fat of lambs and sheep of Bashan, and goats, and the heart of the grain; and for your drink, wine from the blood of the grape.

  • Ps 81:14-15
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    14I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.

    15The haters of the Lord would be broken, and their destruction would be eternal.

  • Ps 80:5
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    5You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure.

  • Ezek 16:19
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    19And my bread which I gave you, the best meal and oil and honey which I gave you for your food, you put it before them for a sweet smell, says the Lord.

  • Ps 78:72
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    72So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.

  • 2 Sam 17:29
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    29And honey and butter and sheep and milk-cheeses, for David and his people: for they said, This people is in the waste land, needing food and drink and rest.

  • Ps 78:28-30
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    28And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents.

    29So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;

    30But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths,

  • Ps 132:15
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    15My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

  • Neh 9:15
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    15And you gave them bread from heaven when they were in need, and made water come out of the rock for their drink, and gave them orders to go in and take for their heritage the land which your hand had been lifted up to give them.

  • Ps 36:8
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    8The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.

  • Ps 78:15-16
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    15The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.

    16He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers.

  • Deut 8:16
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    16Who gave you manna for your food in the waste land, a food which your fathers had never seen; so that your pride might be broken and your hearts tested for your good in the end;

  • Ps 78:24-25
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    24And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven.

    25Man took part in the food of strong ones; he sent them meat in full measure.

  • Ps 78:20
    68%

    20See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?

  • Ps 105:40
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    40At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.

  • Isa 33:16
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    16He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.

  • Ps 107:9
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    9He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

  • Ps 147:14
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    14He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.

  • Mic 7:14
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    14Keep your people safe with your rod, the flock of your heritage, living by themselves in the woods in the middle of Carmel: let them get their food in Bashan and Gilead as in the past.

  • Prov 24:13
    67%

    13My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

  • Job 36:16
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    16...

  • Ps 91:16
    67%

    16With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.

  • Isa 48:21
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    21They had no need of water when he was guiding them through the waste lands: he made water come out of the rock for them: the rock was parted and the waters came flowing out.

  • Ps 22:26
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    26The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.

  • Ps 119:103
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    103How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

  • Isa 57:6
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    6Among the smooth stones of the valley is your heritage; they, even they, are your part: even to them have you made a drink offering and a meal offering. Is it possible for such things to be overlooked by me?

  • Ps 63:5
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    5My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;

  • Ps 141:6
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    6When destruction comes to their judges by the side of the rock, they will give ear to my words, for they are sweet.

  • Ps 28:9
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    9Be a saviour to your people, and send a blessing on your heritage: be their guide, and let them be lifted up for ever.

  • Ps 51:19
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    19Then you will have delight in the offerings of righteousness, in burned offerings and offerings of beasts; then they will make offerings of oxen on your altar.

  • Neh 9:20
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    20And you gave your good spirit to be their teacher, and did not keep back your manna from their mouths, and gave them water when they had need of it.

  • Num 14:8
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    8And if the Lord has delight in us, he will take us into this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Deut 11:15
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    15And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, so that you may have food in full measure.

  • Hos 13:6
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    6When I gave them food they were full, and their hearts were full of pride, and they did not keep me in mind.

  • Ps 19:10
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    10More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

  • Num 18:12
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    12All the best of the oil and the wine and the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give to the Lord, to you have I given them.

  • Jer 32:22
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    22And have given them this land, which you gave your word to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

  • Deut 31:20
    65%

    20For when I have taken them into the land named in my oath to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have made themselves full of food and are fat, then they will be turned to other gods and will give them worship, no longer honouring me or keeping my agreement.

  • Isa 58:14
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    14Then the Lord will be your delight; and I will put you on the high places of the earth; and I will give you the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of the Lord has said it.

  • Ps 50:13
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    13Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?

  • Prov 25:16
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    16If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

  • Job 22:7
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    7You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

  • Ps 103:5
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    5He makes your mouth full of good things, so that your strength is made new again like the eagle's.

  • 2 Kgs 18:32
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    32Till I come and take you away to a land like yours, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vine-gardens, a land of oil-giving olives and of honey, so that life and not death may be your fate. Give no attention to Hezekiah when he says to you, The Lord will keep us safe.