Topic
Waterspouts
1 passage cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- Psalms 42:7Easton
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
(Ps. 42:7; marg. R.V., “cataracts”). If we regard this psalm as descriptive of David’s feelings when banished from Jerusalem by the revolt of Absalom, this word may denote “waterfalls,” inasmuch as Mahanaim, where he abode, was near the Jabbok, and the region abounded with rapids and falls.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.