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17 He throws hail from the sky,
    like small stones.
When he sends a cold wind,
    nobody can continue to stand.
18 Then he commands it all to melt.
He makes the warm wind blow,
    and the ice becomes streams of water.
19 He sends his message to Jacob's descendants.
He gives his rules and laws to Israel's people.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 147:19 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob. So Jacob's descendants and Israel's people both mean the Israelites.

17 He hurls down his hail(A) like pebbles.
    Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 He sends his word(B) and melts them;
    he stirs up his breezes,(C) and the waters flow.

19 He has revealed his word(D) to Jacob,(E)
    his laws and decrees(F) to Israel.

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