He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
KJV
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
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Commentary
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies,.... Or a "mixture" (z) of various insects, and, as some interpret it, of wild beasts; and so Kimchi says evil beasts are meant, which were raised up to go into all their borders; the Arabic version renders it "dogflies", after the Septuagint; See Gill on
Psa 78:45
, this was the fourth plague,
Exo 8:24
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And lice in all their coasts; this is the third plague, and what the magicians could not imitate, but were obliged to own the finger of God was in it,
Exo 8:16
. God can make use of mean and despicable instruments to do his work; the weakness of God is stronger than men.
(z) "mixtura insectarum", Pagninus, Montanus; "colluvies insectarum", Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis; "mista bestiarum", Vatablus; "colluvies animalium", Junius & Tremellius.
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