Psalm 107:5
New International Version
They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.

New Living Translation
Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.

English Standard Version
hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.

Berean Standard Bible
They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

King James Bible
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

New King James Version
Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

New American Standard Bible
They were hungry and thirsty; Their souls felt weak within them.

NASB 1995
They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them.

NASB 1977
They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul fainted within them.

Legacy Standard Bible
Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted within them.

Amplified Bible
Hungry and thirsty, They fainted.

Christian Standard Bible
They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them.

American Standard Version
Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

Contemporary English Version
You were hungry and thirsty and about to give up.

English Revised Version
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They were hungry and thirsty. They began to lose hope.

Good News Translation
They were hungry and thirsty and had given up all hope.

International Standard Version
Hungry and thirsty, their spirits failed.

Majority Standard Bible
They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

NET Bible
They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion.

New Heart English Bible
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

World English Bible
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Hungry—indeed—thirsty, "" Their soul becomes feeble in them,

Young's Literal Translation
Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

Smith's Literal Translation
Hungering, also thirsting, their soul will faint in them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They were hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them.

New American Bible
They were hungry and thirsty; their life was ebbing away.

New Revised Standard Version
hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They were hungry and thirsty and their souls were agitated.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good
4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. 5They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. 6Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.…

Cross References
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Luke 1:53
He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

Isaiah 49:10
They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

John 6:35
Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

Revelation 7:16
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

Isaiah 55:1-2
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

Amos 8:11
Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,

John 4:13-14
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

Psalm 22:26
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

Proverbs 10:3
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

Psalm 34:10
Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Isaiah 65:13
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

Ezekiel 34:29
And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.

Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.


Treasury of Scripture

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Judges 15:18,19
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? …

1 Samuel 30:11,12
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; …

Isaiah 44:12
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

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Psalm 107
1. The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence
4. Over travelers
10. Over captives
17. Over sick men
23. Over sailors
33. And in diverse varieties of life.














Hungry and thirsty
This phrase captures the physical and spiritual state of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings, as well as the human condition in a broader sense. The Hebrew words for "hungry" (רָעֵב, ra'ev) and "thirsty" (צָמֵא, tsame) are often used in the Old Testament to describe a deep, existential need that goes beyond mere physical sustenance. In a spiritual context, this hunger and thirst symbolize a longing for righteousness and a relationship with God, as seen in Matthew 5:6, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Historically, the Israelites' physical hunger and thirst in the desert were met by God's miraculous provision of manna and water, prefiguring Christ as the Bread of Life and the Living Water.

their soul fainted within them
The phrase "their soul fainted" (נַפְשָׁם בָּהֶם תִּתְעַטֵּף, nafsham bahem tit'attef) conveys a sense of overwhelming despair and exhaustion. The Hebrew word for "soul" (נֶפֶשׁ, nephesh) refers to the whole being, encompassing both physical and spiritual aspects. This fainting of the soul indicates a profound weariness and discouragement, a state where one's inner strength is depleted. In the historical context of the Israelites, this reflects their struggles and doubts during their journey to the Promised Land. Spiritually, it serves as a reminder of the human tendency to lose heart when faced with trials, and the need to rely on God's strength. The imagery of a fainting soul is echoed in other scriptures, such as Isaiah 40:29, "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak," emphasizing God's role as the sustainer and restorer of our souls.

(5) Fainted.--Literally, let itself be covered. (See Psalm 77:3.)

Verse 5. - Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Either actual hunger and thirst, or dissatisfaction with life, may be intended.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They were hungry
רְעֵבִ֥ים (rə·‘ê·ḇîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7457: Hungry

and
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

thirsty;
צְמֵאִ֑ים (ṣə·mê·’îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6771: Thirsty

their soul
נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם (nap̄·šām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

fainted
תִּתְעַטָּֽף׃ (tiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭāp̄)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5848: To shroud, clothe, to languish

within them.
בָּהֶ֥ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew


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