It left all of Egypt in ruins. The hail struck down everything in the open field—people, animals, and plants alike. Even the trees were destroyed.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The hail ... brake every tree of the field. —What is meant is, not that the hail “brake the mightiest trees to fragments”…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt It was in all the land, and it smote and did mischief in all parts of…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Woeful havoc this hail caused: it killed both men and cattle. The grain above ground was destroyed, and only that which had not yet come up was pre…