Exodus 11:6

Exodus 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
• New International Version (NIV)There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was not like it before, nor shall be like it again.

Context of Exodus 11:6

4And Moses said, Thus saith Yhwh, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that Yhwh doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

Exodus 11:6 word by word

וְהָֽיְתָ֛ה צְעָקָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ לֹ֣א נִהְיָ֔תָה וְכָמֹ֖הוּ לֹ֥א תֹסִֽף׃Read the interlinear

• And there shall beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• cryצְעָקָהtsa‛ăqâh · cryH6818
• throughout all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• such as there was noneלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• shall be like it any moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254

Cross-references for Exodus 11:6

• Exodus 3:7And Yhwh said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
• Exodus 12:30And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
• Proverbs 21:13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
• Isaiah 15:4And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
• Jeremiah 31:15Thus saith Yhwh; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
• Lamentations 3:8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
• Amos 5:17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith Yhwh.
• Zephaniah 1:10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Yhwh, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
• Luke 13:28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
• Revelation 6:16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
• Revelation 18:18And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

Commentaries on Exodus 11:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6There shall be a great cry - Of the dying and for the dead. See more on this subject, Exodus 12:30; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 The death of all the first-born in Egypt at once: this plague had been the first threatened, but is last executed. See how slow God is to wrath. The plague is foretold, the time is fixed; all their first-born should sleep the sleep of death, not silently, but so as to rouse the families at midnight. The prince was not too high to be reached by it, nor the slaves at the mill too low to be noticed. While angels slew the Egyptians, not so much as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9The final plague was the death of the firstborn sons. The Egyptians worshiped life. They gave so much attention to preparations for life after death because they wanted to ensure that it would be at least as good as their lives in Egypt. Death itself is in God’s hand. There is no underworld god who can ultimately defeat the God of life. Both life and death belong to the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. shall be a great cry throughout all the land--In the case of a death, people in the East set up loud wailings, and imagination may conceive what "a great cry" would be raised when death would invade every family in the kingdom.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 11:6

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In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Cry
• Die
• Firstborn
• Divorce in the Old Testament
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Magic; Magician

Commentaries on Exodus 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings