The abundance in the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows it, for the famine will be very severe.
1 Samuel 5:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod. He terrified the people of Ashdod and its territory and afflicted them with tumours. ,, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and He caused [mice to spring up and there was] very deadly destruction and He smote the people with [very painful] tumors or boils, both Ashdod and its territory. American Standard Version (1901) But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof. Common English Bible The LORD’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod: God terrified them and struck them in Ashdod and its surroundings with tumors. Catholic Public Domain Version Now the hand of the Lord weighed heavily upon the Ashdodites, and he destroyed them. And he struck Ashdod and its borders at the inner part of the buttocks. And in the villages and fields, in the midst of that region, mice rose up and burst forth. And this caused a great tumult unto death in the city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and he destroyed them, and afflicted Azotus and the coasts thereof with emerods. And in the villages and fields in the midst of that country, there came forth a multitude of mice; and there was the confusion of a great mortality in the city. |
The abundance in the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows it, for the famine will be very severe.
then the Lord’s hand will bring a severe plague against your livestock in the field #– #the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
Now, look, the Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.’ Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
‘The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, tumours, a festering rash, and scabies, from which you cannot be cured.
The Ekronites called all the Philistine rulers together. They said, ‘Send the ark of Israel’s God away. Let it return to its place so it won’t kill us and our people! ’ For the fear of death pervaded the city; God’s hand was oppressing them.
When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, ‘The ark of Israel’s God must not stay here with us, because his hand is strongly against us and our god Dagon.’
After they had moved it, the Lord’s hand was against the city of Gath, causing a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, from the youngest to the oldest, with an outbreak of tumours.