Exodus 8:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They were piled into countless heaps, and there was a terrible stench in the land.”
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BSBPD
“They were piled into countless heaps, and there was a terrible stench in the land.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land stank.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and they heap them up together, and the land stinketh.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Exodus 8:14 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 7:21The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:24And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.
- Exodus 9:11The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
- 1 Kings 18:26And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.
- 1 Kings 18:29Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
- Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
- Isaiah 34:2The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.
- Ezekiel 39:11And on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.
- Joel 2:20The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
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