Exodus 12:29

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Summary

And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

At midnight

1 Thessalonians 5:2

The lord smote

The first-born of pharaoh

Exodus 4:23

Exodus 11:5

Dungeon

General references

Exodus 4:23

Psalm 136:10

Bible References

At midnight

“I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. I am Yahweh; I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt.

So Moses said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,

When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of livestock. That is why I sacrifice to the Lord all the firstborn of the womb that are males, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’

They die suddenly in the middle of the night;
people shudder, then pass away.
Even the mighty are removed without effort.

For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

The lord smote

because every firstborn belongs to Me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to Myself, both man and animal. They are Mine; I am Yahweh.”

For every firstborn among the Israelites is Mine, both man and animal. I consecrated them to Myself on the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt.

Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying every firstborn male the Lord had struck down among them, for the Lord had executed judgment against their gods.

He struck all the firstborn in Egypt,
the first progeny of the tents of Ham.

He struck all the firstborn in their land,
all their first progeny.

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both man and beast.

He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians
His love is eternal.

By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites.

to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

The first-born of pharaoh

I told you: Let My son go so that he may worship Me, but you refused to let him go. Now I will kill your firstborn son!”

and every firstborn male in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the servant girl who is behind the millstones, as well as every firstborn of the livestock.

Dungeon

They will be gathered together
like prisoners in a pit.
They will be confined to a dungeon;
after many days they will be punished.

The prisoner is soon to be set free;
he will not die and go to the Pit,
and his food will not be lacking.

So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the guard’s courtyard, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.

As for you,
because of the blood of your covenant,
I will release your prisoners
from the waterless cistern.

General references

I told you: Let My son go so that he may worship Me, but you refused to let him go. Now I will kill your firstborn son!”

He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians
His love is eternal.