Now it cameabout at midnightthat the LORDstruckallthe firstbornin the landof Egypt,from the firstbornof Pharaohwho saton his throneto the firstbornof the captivewhowas in the dungeon,and allthe firstbornof cattle.
"But I will alsojudgethe nationwhomthey will serve,and afterwardthey will comeout with manypossessions.
"In a momentthey die,and at midnightPeopleare shakenand passaway,And the mightyare takenawaywithouta hand.
He also struckdownallthe firstbornin their land,The firstfruitsof alltheir vigor.
He smotethe firstbornof Egypt,Bothof manand beast.
To Him who smotethe Egyptiansin their firstborn,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting,
He leveleda pathfor His anger;He did not sparetheir soulfrom death,But gaveovertheir lifeto the plague,
And smoteallthe firstbornin Egypt,The first[issue] of their virilityin the tentsof Ham.
Now the LORDsaidto Moses,"OnemoreplagueI will bringon Pharaohand on Egypt;afterthat he will letyou gofrom here.When he letsyou go,he will surelydriveyou out from herecompletely.
For I will gothroughthe landof Egypton that night,and will strikedownallthe firstbornin the landof Egypt,bothmanand beast;and against allthe godsof EgyptI will executejudgments--I am the LORD.
Then the sonsof Israelwentand did[so]; justas the LORDhad commandedMosesand Aaron,sothey did.
It cameabout, whenPharaohwas stubbornabout lettingus go,that the LORDkilledeveryfirstbornin the landof Egypt,boththe firstbornof manand the firstbornof beast.Therefore,I sacrificeto the LORDthe males,the firstoffspringof everywomb,but everyfirstbornof my sonsI redeem.'
"So I saidto you, 'LetMy songothat he may serveMe'; but you have refusedto lethim go.Behold,I will killyour son,your firstborn."'"
So the LORDdidthisthingon the nextday,and allthe livestockof Egyptdied;but of the livestockof the sonsof Israel,not onedied.
They will be gatheredtogether[Like] prisonersin the dungeon,And will be confinedin prison;And aftermanydaysthey [will] [be] punished.
"Behold,allthose who are angeredat you will be shamedand dishonored;Thosewhocontendwith you will be as nothingand will perish.
"The exilewill soonbe setfree,and will not diein the dungeon,norwill his breadbe lacking.
So they pulledJeremiahup with the ropesand liftedhim out of the cistern,and Jeremiahstayedin the courtof the guardhouse.
Then they tookJeremiahand casthim into the cistern[of] Malchijahthe king'sson,whichwas in the courtof the guardhouse;and they letJeremiahdownwith ropes.Now in the cisterntherewas nowaterbut onlymud,and Jeremiahsankinto the mud.
BeforeHim goespestilence,And plaguecomesafterHim.
As for you also,because of the bloodof [My] covenantwith you, I have setyour prisonersfreefrom the waterlesspit.
"For allthe firstbornare Mine; on the daythat I struckdownallthe firstbornin the landof Egypt,I sanctifiedto Myself allthe firstbornin Israel,from manto beast.They shall be Mine; I am the LORD."
while the Egyptianswere buryingalltheir firstbornwhomthe LORDhad struckdownamong them. The LORDhad also executedjudgmentson their gods.
"For everyfirstbornamong the sonsof Israelis Mine, among the menand among the animals;on the daythat I struckdownallthe firstbornin the landof EgyptI sanctifiedthem for Myself.
By faithhe keptthe Passoverand the sprinklingof the blood,sothat he who destroyedthe firstbornwould not touchthem.
to the general assemblyand churchof the firstbornwho are enrolledin heaven,and to God,the Judgeof all,and to the spiritsof [the] righteousmade perfect,
