Exodus 9:31
The flax therefore and the barley were hurt, because the barley was green, and the flax was now boiled:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
In Context
30But I know that neither thou, nor thy servants do yet fear the Lord God.
32But the wheat, and other winter corn were not hurt, because they were lateward.
Cross References
Ruth 2:23So she kept close to the maids of Booz: and continued to glean with them, till all the barley and the wheat were laid up in the barns.
Habakkuk 3:17For the fig tree shall not blossom: and there shall be no spring in the vines. The labour of the olive tree shall fail: and the fields shall yield no food: the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 9:23-35
22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since… Read the whole commentary →