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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- WEB Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
- KJV And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
- NKJV So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
- NASB And Pharaoh got up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was no home where there was not someone dead.
- NLT Pharaoh and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died.
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Pharaoh and all Egypt rise in the night to a great cry, for there was not a house without someone dead.
Overview
The land that once heard Israel's cries under oppression now raises its own cry of grief. The universal loss vindicates God's warnings and breaks Egypt's resistance. This sober scene displays the certainty of divine judgment and stands in stark contrast to the silent safety promised to Israel (11:7), highlighting the deliverance secured by the Passover blood.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 11:6Then 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.
- 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.
- Matt 25:6At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
- Jas 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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