78:48 He rained hail down on their cattle, 1
and hurled lightning bolts down on their livestock. 2
78:50 He sent his anger in full force; 3
he did not spare them from death;
he handed their lives over to destruction. 4
1 tn Heb “and he turned over to the hail their cattle.”
2 tn Heb “and their livestock to the flames.” “Flames” here refer to the lightning bolts that accompanied the storm.
3 tn Heb “he leveled a path for his anger.” There were no obstacles to impede its progress; it moved swiftly and destructively.
4 tn Or perhaps “[the] plague.”