And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
He turned their rivers into blood, and made their streams undrinkable.
The writer is describing how God turned Egypt's water sources into blood as punishment, making them impossible to drink from.
📚 Historical Context
Psalms 78 is a historical psalm attributed to Asaph, which retells the story of Israel's past to teach lessons about God's faithfulness and the people's unfaithfulness. This verse specifically recalls the first plague during the Exodus, when God turned the Nile River into blood as a miraculous judgment on Egypt for Pharaoh's refusal to release the Israelites. This event, detailed in Exodus 7, showcased God's supreme power over creation and served as a sign to both Egyptians and Israelites of His authority.
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