Exodus 10:22

Moses reached out with his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

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And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

In Context

21Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out with your hand toward the sky, so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness that may be felt.”

23No one could see anyone else; no one left his home for three days. However, all the Israelites had light in the place where they lived.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:21So the people stood far off, and Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

Deuteronomy 5:22These words Yahweh spoke in a loud voice to all your assembly on the mountain out of the middle of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness; he did not add any more words. He wrote them down on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.

Psalms 105:28He sent darkness and made that land dark, 1 but its people did not obey his commands. 1

Ezekiel 32:7Then when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; 1 I will cover the sun with clouds, and the moon will not shine its light. 1

Joel 2:2It is a day of darkness and gloom, 1 a day of clouds and thick darkness. 1 Like the dawn that spreads on the mountains, 1 a large and mighty army is approaching. 1 There has never been an army like it, 1 and there never will be again, 1 even after many generations. 1

Amos 4:13For, look, he who forms the mountains 1 also creates the wind, 1 reveals his thoughts to mankind, 1 makes the morning darkness, 1 and treads on the high places of the earth. 1 Yahweh, God of hosts, is his name.”

Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:22-29

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds… Read the whole commentary →

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