Exodus 9:23

Moses reached out with his staff toward the sky, and Yahweh sent thunder, hail, and lightning to the ground. He also rained hail on the land of Egypt.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out with your hand toward the sky so that there will be hail in all the land of Egypt, on people, on animals, and on all the plants in the fields throughout the land of Egypt.”

24So there were hail and lightning mixed with hail, very severe, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:18All the people saw the thundering and the lightning, and heard the voice of the trumpet, and saw the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled and stood far off.

1 Samuel 12:17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call upon Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for yourselves a king.”

Job 38:22Have you entered the storehouses for the snow, 1 or have you seen the storehouses for the hail, 1

Psalms 29:3The voice of Yahweh is heard over the waters; 1 the God of glory thunders, 1 Yahweh thunders over many waters. 1

Psalms 78:47He destroyed their vines with hail 1 and their sycamore trees with more hail. 1

Psalms 147:17He dispenses the hail like crumbs, 1 who can withstand the cold he sends? 1

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 →

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