Exodus 11:6

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“Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.”

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BSBPD

“Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, nor shall be any more.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and there hath been a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, and such as there is not again.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 11:6 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
  2. Exodus 9:18Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
  3. Exodus 12:30During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
  4. Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
  5. Isaiah 15:4Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.
  6. Isaiah 15:8For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.
  7. Isaiah 19:16In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.
  8. Jeremiah 31:15This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
  9. Lamentations 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
  10. Amos 5:17There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
  11. Zephaniah 1:10On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
  12. Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
  13. Revelation 6:16And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
  14. Revelation 18:18and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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