But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.
Parallel translations
- WEB If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs:
- KJV And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
- NKJV But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs.
- NASB But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I am going to strike your entire territory with frogs.
- NLT If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs across your entire land.
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Quick answer
God warns that refusal will bring a plague of frogs on all Egypt. The threat names the consequence of continued disobedience.
Overview
Before sending the plague, God announces it clearly, demonstrating that His judgments are just and forewarned, never capricious. The frog plague targets creatures associated with Egyptian fertility worship, again confronting their idolatry. This fair warning reflects God's character as a righteous judge who declares His purposes plainly, calling people to repentance before His judgment falls.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Exod 9:2But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
- Ps 78:45He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
- Exod 7:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
- Rev 16:13–14And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
- Ps 105:30Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
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