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.
Parallel translations
- WEB There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has not been, nor shall be any more.
- 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.
- NKJV Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was not like it before, nor shall be like it again.
- NASB So there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such as there has not been before and such as shall never be again.
- NLT Then a loud wail will rise throughout the land of Egypt, a wail like no one has heard before or will ever hear again.
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There will be a great cry throughout Egypt, unmatched before or after. The land will mourn an unparalleled loss.
Overview
The 'great cry' conveys the depth of grief the final plague will bring upon all Egypt. Its description as unprecedented and never to be repeated stresses the singular weight of this judgment. The universal mourning underscores the cost of persistent rebellion against God. Against this dark backdrop, Israel's deliverance through the Passover lamb shines as redeeming grace.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 12:30During 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.
- Amos 5:17There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
- Prov 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Isa 15:4–5Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.
- Isa 15:8For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.
- Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
- Lam 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
- Jer 31:15This 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.”
- Zeph 1:10On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
- Rev 18:18–19and 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.
- Rev 6:16–17And 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.
- Exod 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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