He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
He struck down their grapevines and fig trees, and destroyed all the trees throughout their land.
This verse describes how God destroyed the vegetation and trees of Egypt as part of His judgment during the plagues.
📚 Historical Context
Psalms 105 is a hymn that recounts God's mighty acts in delivering Israel from Egypt, drawing from the historical events of the Exodus. In verse 33, it refers to the plagues God sent on Egypt, specifically the hailstorm that destroyed the Egyptians' crops like vines and fig trees, as described in Exodus 9, to demonstrate His power and force Pharaoh to release the Israelites. This destruction highlighted the vulnerability of Egypt's agriculture-dependent economy and served as a divine judgment on their oppression of God's people.
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