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He gave over their cattle also to the hail, And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
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The Plague of Hail and Fire
Commentators explain this verse refers to the seventh plague in Egypt (Exodus 9:22–25). The 'hot thunderbolts' are not physical objects but a poetic description of the destructive lightning that accompanied the devastating hail. This plague specifically targeted the Egyptians' livestock, demonstrating God's power over their economic well-being and their animal-headed deities.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He gave up their cattle also to the hail – Margin: "he shut up" (Exodus 9:22–25).
And their flocks to hot…
19th Century
Anglican
Hail. — Some copies read “pestilence,” which from its association with resheph, as in Habakkuk 3:5, a word there denoting…
Baptist
He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust. He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore tree…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He gave up their cattle also to the hail For the hail fell upon man and beast, as well as upon herbs and trees, ([Re…
Let not those who receive mercy from God be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those wh…
