Exodus 8:24

And the Lord did so. And there came a very grievous swarm of flies into he houses of Pharao and of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land was corrupted by this kind of flies.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

In Context

23And I will put a division between my people and thy people: tomorrow shall this sign be.

25And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: Go, and sacrifice to your God in this land.

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Cross References

Exodus 8:14And they gathered them together into immense heaps, and the land was corrupted.

Psalms 78:45He sent amongst them divers sores of flies, which devoured them: and frogs which destroyed them.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:21-32

20 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Let my people go, that they may serve me. 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in… Read the whole commentary →

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