Psalms 105:31

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He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.

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  • Exod 8:16-18 : 16 The Third Blow: Gnats The LORD said to Moses,“Tell Aaron,‘Extend your staff and strike the dust of the ground, and it will become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.’” 17 They did so; Aaron extended his hand with his staff, he struck the dust of the ground, and it became gnats on people and on animals. All the dust of the ground became gnats throughout all the land of Egypt. 18 When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.
  • Exod 8:21-24 : 21 If you do not release my people, then I am going to send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and in your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground they stand on. 22 But on that day I will mark off the land of Goshen, where my people are staying, so that no swarms of flies will be there, that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of this land. 23 I will put a division between my people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.”’” 24 The LORD did so; a thick swarm of flies came into Pharaoh’s house and into the houses of his servants, and throughout the whole land of Egypt the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.
  • Ps 78:45 : 45 He sent swarms of biting insects against them, as well as frogs that overran their land.
  • Isa 7:18 : 18 At that time the LORD will whistle for flies from the distant streams of Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.

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  • Ps 78:44-46
    3 verses
    82%

    44He turned their rivers into blood, and they could not drink from their streams.

    45He sent swarms of biting insects against them, as well as frogs that overran their land.

    46He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.

  • Ps 105:32-35
    4 verses
    82%

    32He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.

    33He destroyed their vines and fig trees, and broke the trees throughout their territory.

    34He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers.

    35They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields.

  • Exod 8:24
    79%

    24The LORD did so; a thick swarm of flies came into Pharaoh’s house and into the houses of his servants, and throughout the whole land of Egypt the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.

  • Ps 105:29-30
    2 verses
    79%

    29He turned their water into blood, and killed their fish.

    30Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings.

  • Exod 8:16-18
    3 verses
    77%

    16The Third Blow: Gnats The LORD said to Moses,“Tell Aaron,‘Extend your staff and strike the dust of the ground, and it will become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.’”

    17They did so; Aaron extended his hand with his staff, he struck the dust of the ground, and it became gnats on people and on animals. All the dust of the ground became gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.

    18When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.

  • Exod 8:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21If you do not release my people, then I am going to send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and in your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground they stand on.

    22But on that day I will mark off the land of Goshen, where my people are staying, so that no swarms of flies will be there, that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of this land.

  • Exod 8:31
    74%

    31and the LORD did as Moses asked– he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained!

  • Exod 10:12-14
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    70%

    12The LORD said to Moses,“Extend your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up over the land of Egypt and eat everything that grows in the ground, everything that the hail has left.”

    13So Moses extended his staff over the land of Egypt, and then the LORD brought an east wind on the land all that day and all night. The morning came, and the east wind had brought up the locusts!

    14The locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and settled down in all the territory of Egypt. It was very severe; there had been no locusts like them before, nor will there be such ever again.

  • Isa 7:18
    70%

    18At that time the LORD will whistle for flies from the distant streams of Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.

  • Exod 10:19
    69%

    19and the LORD turned a very strong west wind, and it picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

  • Exod 8:13-14
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    13The LORD did as Moses asked– the frogs died out of the houses, the villages, and the fields.

    14The Egyptians piled them in countless heaps, and the land stank.

  • Exod 8:2-5
    4 verses
    69%

    2But if you refuse to release them, then I am going to plague all your territory with frogs.

    3The Nile will swarm with frogs, and they will come up and go into your house, in your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and your people, and into your ovens and your kneading troughs.

    4Frogs will come up against you, your people, and all your servants.”’”

    5The LORD spoke to Moses,“Tell Aaron,‘Extend your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals, and over the ponds, and bring the frogs up over the land of Egypt.’”

  • Exod 9:9-10
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    9It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and will cause boils to break out and fester on both people and animals in all the land of Egypt.”

    10So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh, Moses threw it into the air, and it caused festering boils to break out on both people and animals.

  • Exod 8:29
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    29Moses said,“I am going to go out from you and pray to the LORD, and the swarms of flies will go away from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow. Only do not let Pharaoh deal falsely again by not releasing the people to sacrifice to the LORD.”

  • Ps 78:27
    67%

    27He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.

  • Exod 10:4
    67%

    4But if you refuse to release my people, I am going to bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

  • Exod 8:7
    67%

    7The magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt too.

  • Nah 3:15
    67%

    15There the fire will consume you; the sword will cut you down; it will devour you like the young locust would.The Assyrian Defenders Will Flee Multiply yourself like the young locust; multiply yourself like the flying locust!

  • Ps 135:8
    67%

    8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.