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Psalm 78:26

He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.

24He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.
25Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
26He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
27He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas.
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The east and south winds become part of Israel’s food supply, making God’s power over the sky concrete in a hungry camp.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Numbers 11:31A wind from the LORD went out and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day’s journey on this side, and a day’s journey on the …Both accounts connect wind sent by God with birds arriving around Israel’s camp.
Exodus 10:13Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind on the land all that day, and all night; and when it was morning, the …Both name an east wind brought by God, though Exodus describes locusts arriving over Egypt.
Jeremiah 51:16When he utters his voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the …Both describe God’s command over wind, with Jeremiah including it among his acts in the heavens.
Acts 27:13When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.Both mention a south wind; Acts describes sailors responding to it, without stating that God directed that particular wind.
Psalm 135:7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries.Both psalms name God as the one who causes the wind to move.
Revelation 16:2The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and painful sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped …These passages share little detail: one describes God directing winds, while the other describes sores following a poured-out bowl.
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Encouragement

The east and south winds are under God’s power in this account. Israel’s food reaches the camp through forces God himself directs.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).