Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
- BSB So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
- ESV So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
- NKJV So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
- NASB So Aaron extended his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
- NLT So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the whole land!
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Quick answer
Aaron acts, and frogs cover the entire land of Egypt. The threatened plague becomes a sweeping reality.
Overview
The frogs come up exactly as God declared, blanketing the land and confirming His word once more. The totality of the plague leaves Egypt overwhelmed by a creature it could not control. This fulfillment again proves that God's announced judgments come to pass without fail, strengthening confidence that every word of God, whether of judgment or of promise, is sure.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 78:45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
- Ps 105:30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
- Lev 11:12Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.
- Rev 16:13I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;
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