Such also shall be the plague On the horse and the mule, On the camel and the donkey, And on all the cattle that will be in those camps. So shall this plague be.
Parallel translations
- WEB So will be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the donkey, and of all the animals that will be in those camps, as that plague.
- KJV And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
- BSB And a similar plague will strike the horses and mules, camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.
- NASB And just like this plague, there will be a plague on the horse, the mule, the camel, the donkey, and all the cattle that will be in those camps.
- NLT This same plague will strike the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the other animals in the enemy camps.
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Quick answer
The same wasting plague will fall on the enemies' animals—horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all their livestock. It matters because God's judgment is thorough, reaching even the resources of the hostile nations.
Overview
The plague that strikes the warring peoples extends to all the beasts in their camps, paralleling the comprehensive judgments on Egypt (Exod. 9). The inclusion of the animals signals the totality of God's judgment on the means of war. It reinforces that nothing the enemy relies upon can stand before the LORD's decisive intervention.
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- Zech 14:12This will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples who have fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will consume away while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will consume away in their sockets, and their tongue will consume away in their mouth.
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