Exodus 8:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you don't, he will send swarms of flies to attack you, your officials, and every citizen of your country. Houses will be full of flies, and the ground will crawl with them.

Cross References

Psalm 105:31

When God gave the command, flies and gnats swarmed all around.

Psalm 78:45

He sent swarms of flies to pester the Egyptians, and he sent frogs to cause them trouble.

Exodus 10:6

Your palace, the homes of your officials, and all other houses in Egypt will overflow with more locusts than have ever been seen in this country. After Moses left the palace,

Exodus 8:20

The LORD said to Moses: Early tomorrow morning, while the king is on his way to the river, go and say to him, “The LORD commands you to let his people go, so they can worship him.

Exodus 8:22

“The LORD's people in Goshen won't be bothered by flies, but your people in the rest of the country will be tormented by them. That's how you will know that the LORD is here in Egypt. This miracle will happen tomorrow.”

Exodus 8:24

The LORD kept his promise—the palace and the homes of the royal officials swarmed with flies, and the rest of the country was infested with them as well.

Isaiah 7:18

When that time comes, the LORD will whistle, and armies will come from Egypt like flies and from Assyria like bees.