Exodus 10:13

And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
forth	וַיֵּ֨ט vai.Yet	H5186	to stretch or spread out · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
rod	מַטֵּהוּ֮ ma.te.Hu	H4294	a branch (as extending) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
land	אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֒ mitz.ra.Yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
LORD	וַֽיהוָ֗ה va.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · conjunction + proper noun, a title
brought	נִהַ֤ג ni.Hag	H5090	to drive forth (a person · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
east	קָדִים֙ ka.Dim	H6921	the fore or front part · noun, common masculine singular absolute
wind	ר֥וּחַ Ru.ach	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine singular construct
land	בָּאָ֔רֶץ ba.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
day	הַיּ֥וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
night	הַלָּ֑יְלָה ha.La.ye.lah	H3915	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
morning	הַבֹּ֣קֶר ha.Bo.ker	H1242	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
east	הַקָּדִ֔ים ha.ka.Dim	H6921	the fore or front part · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wind	וְר֙וּחַ֙ ve.Ru.ach	H7307	wind · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
brought	נָשָׂ֖א na.Sa'	H5375	to lift · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
locusts	הָאַרְבֶּֽה ha.'ar.Beh	H697	a locust (from its rapid increase) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 41:6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
Exodus 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea…
Psalms 78:26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Psalms 105:34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
Psalms 107:25-28 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Psalms 148:8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Jonah 1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Jonah 4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainte…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:12-20

Here is, I. The invasion of the land by the locusts - God's great army, Joe 2:11. God bids Moses stretch out his hand (Exo 10:12), to beckon them, as it wee (for they came at a call), and he stretched forth his rod, Exo 10:13. Compare Exo 9:22 23. Moses ascribes it to the stretching out, not of his own hand, but the rod of God, the instituted sign of God's presence with him. The locusts obey the summons, and fly upon the wings of the wind, the east wind, and caterpillars without number, as we are told, Psa 105:34, Psa 105:35. A formidable army of horse and foot might more easily have been resisted than this host of insects. Who then is able to stand before the great God? II. The desolations…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 10:13

the Lord brought an east wind--The rod of Moses was again raised, and the locusts came. They are natives of the desert and are only brought by an east wind into Egypt, where they sometimes come in sun-obscuring clouds, destroying in a few days every green blade in the track they traverse. Man, with all his contrivances, can do nothing to protect himself from the overwhelming invasion. Egypt has often suffered from locusts. But the plague that followed the wave of the miraculous rod was altogether unexampled. Pharaoh, fearing irretrievable ruin to his country, sent in haste for Moses, and confessing his sin, implored the intercession of Moses, who entreated the Lord, and a "mighty strong west…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 10:13

The Lord brought an east wind - As locusts abounded in those countries, and particularly in Ethiopia, and more especially at this time of the year, God had no need to create new swarms for this purpose; all that was requisite was to cause such a wind to blow as would bring those which already existed over the land of Egypt. The miracle in this business was the bringing the locusts at the appointed time, and causing the proper wind to blow for that purpose; and then taking them away after a similar manner.

Dictionary and topics

Locust — There are ten Hebrew words used in Scripture to signify locust. In the New Testament locusts are mentioned as forming part of the food of John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4; Mark 1:6). By the Mosaic law…
Plague — A “stroke” of affliction, or disease. Sent as a divine chastisement (Num. 11:33; 14:37; 16:46-49; 2 Sam. 24:21). Painful afflictions or diseases, (Lev. 13:3, 5, 30; 1 Kings 8:37), or severe calamity…
Plagues, The Ten — The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12.
Anger Of God, The · Exemplified against: Egyptians — Exemplified against: Egyptians
Insects · Mentioned in scripture: Locust — Mentioned in scripture: Locust
Locust · Plague of — Plague of
Locust, The · Carried every way by the wind — Carried every way by the wind
Miracles Wrought Through Servants Of God · Moses and Aaron: Locusts brought — Moses and Aaron: Locusts brought
Plague · Locusts — Locusts
Wind, The · Miracles connected with: Locusts brought by — Miracles connected with: Locusts brought by

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 10:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:12-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 10:13

Adam Clarke on Exodus 10:13

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 10:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:12-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 10:13

Adam Clarke on Exodus 10:13

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 10:13

John Calvin on Exodus 10:12–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 10:12-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 10:13-15

Rashi on Exodus 10:13