and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.
Exodus 10:7 - Tree of Life Version Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Send the men, so they may serve Adonai their God. Don’t you realize yet that Egypt is being destroyed?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Pharaoh's servants said to him, How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God; do you not yet understand and know that Egypt is destroyed? American Standard Version (1901) And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve Jehovah their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? Common English Bible Pharaoh’s officials said to him, “How long will this man trap us in a corner like this? Let the people go so that they can worship the LORD their God. Don’t you get it? Egypt is being destroyed!” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the servants of Pharaoh said to him: "How long must we endure this scandal? Release the men, in order to sacrifice to the Lord their God. Do you not see that Egypt is perishing?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Pharao's servants said to him: How long shall we endure this scandal? Let the men go to sacrifice to the Lord their God. Dost thou not see that Egypt is undone? |
and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.
Now the Egyptians urged the people, sending them out of the land quickly, for they thought, “We will all be dead!”
They must not dwell in your land and cause you to sin against Me, for if you worship their gods, they will be a snare to you.”
The Egyptians will know that I am Adonai, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt, and bring out Bnei-Yisrael from among them.”
I will make a distinction between My people and your people. By tomorrow this sign will happen.”
In an evil man’s wrongdoing is a trap, but the righteous sings and rejoices.
I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap, and whose hands are chains. He who pleases God will escape her, but a sinner will be captured by her.
You will not join with them in burial, because you ruined your land, you slaughtered your own people. The offspring of evildoers will never be named.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Adonai, awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
Suddenly Babylon is fallen! Shattered! Howl over her! Bring balm for her wound. Perhaps she may be healed?
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of Adonai’s wrath. With the fire of His passion the entire earth will be consumed. For He will make a total, dreadful annihilation of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Now I say this for your own benefit—not to put a restraint on you, but to promote proper and constant service to the Lord without distraction.
know for certain that Adonai your God will no longer drive these nations out from before you. Instead they will become a snare and a trap for you, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which Adonai your God has given you.
Saul thought, “I will give her to him, so that she may become a snare to him—and the hand of the Philistines will be against him.” So Saul said to David, “You can still become my son-in-law, even today, with the second one.”
So they sent word and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the God of Israel away—let it go back to its own place, so it won’t kill us and our people!” For a panic of death was throughout the entire city, as God’s hand was very heavy there.