None of the people could see each other. And no one got up to go any place for three days. But there was light in all the places where the people of Israel lived.
But none of the people of Israel will be hurt—not even a dog will bark at them. None of the people of Israel or any of their animals will be hurt. In this way, you will know that I have treated Israel differently from Egypt.
But the blood on your houses will be a special sign. When I see the blood, I will pass over [66] your house. I will cause bad things to happen to the people of Egypt. But none of those bad diseases will hurt you.
In the time of that good ‘sprout,’\par the people of Judah will be saved.\par And Israel will live in safety.\par This will be his name:\par The Lord is our Goodness. {\cf2\super [182]} \par
“I also stopped the rain—and it was three months before harvest time. So no crops grew. Then I let it rain on one city, but not on another city. Rain fell on one part of the country. But on the other part of the country, the land became very dry.