KJV ORIGINAL
He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He struck down their grapevines and fig trees, and destroyed all the trees throughout their land.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how God destroyed the vegetation and trees of Egypt as part of His judgment during the plagues.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to one of the ten plagues God sent upon Egypt when Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go free from slavery. The plague of hail (mentioned in the surrounding verses) was so severe that it destroyed crops, trees, and vegetation throughout Egypt, devastating their agricultural economy.
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