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Exodus 11:6

Egypt
Grief

4 So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,

5 and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.

Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.

7 But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

8 And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.

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BSB
Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
KJV
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
WEB
There will be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has not been, nor will be any more.
ASV
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, nor shall be any more.
DARBY
And there shall be a great cry throughout the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
BLB
And there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, and never shall be like it again.
ÅB
Og det skal i hele Egypt bli et stort skrik som det ikke har vært maken til og heller ikke mere skal bli.
OTB
Det vil være et stort klagerop gjennom hele Egypt—likt noe som aldri har skjedd før eller vil skje igjen.
B1930
Og det skal i hele Egyptens land bli et stort skrik som det ikke har vært maken til og heller ikke mere skal bli.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 12:30

    During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.

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  • Amos 5:17

    There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.

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  • Revelation 6:16–17

    And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

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  • Isaiah 15:4–5

    Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.

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  • Revelation 18:18–19

    and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.

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  • Jeremiah 31:15

    This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

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  • Lamentations 3:8

    Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.

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  • Isaiah 15:8

    For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.

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