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Exodus 8:24

King James Version (KJV)

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And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm [of flies] into the house of Pharaoh, and [into] his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm [of flies].

Exodus 8:24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 8:24

Theological / Devotional

The land was corrupted. This plague must have been severe in the extreme to “corrupt,” or literally, “to destroy” the land. It is not clear how this could have been true, even of dog flies, however numerous they may have been. We simply accept the statement of Holy Writ.

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