KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
There will be loud crying and wailing throughout all of Egypt like nothing that has ever happened before, and nothing like it will ever happen again.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that the final plague will bring unprecedented grief and mourning across all of Egypt.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes during Moses' final warning to Pharaoh before the tenth and most devastating plague - the death of the firstborn. After nine previous plagues, Pharaoh had repeatedly hardened his heart and refused to let the Israelites go free from slavery. This would be the plague that finally breaks Egypt's resistance and leads to the Exodus.
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