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

"For I will go about in the land of Egypt this same night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast, and upon all the gods of Egypt will I the LORD do execution.

And Moses said, "Thus sayeth the LORD, 'About midnight will I go out among the Egyptians,

And when Pharaoh was loath to let us go, the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt: as well the firstborn of men as of beasts. And therefore I sacrifice unto the LORD all the males that open the matrix, but all the firstborn of my children I must redeem.'

In the twinkling of an eye shall they be slain: and at midnight, when the people and the tyrants rage, then shall they perish, and be taken away without hands.

for ye your selves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall come even as a thief in the night.

The lord smote

Because all the firstborn are mine - for the same day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast, and mine they shall be: for I am the LORD."

"For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: because the same time that I smote the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for myself:

while the Egyptians buried all their firstborn which the LORD had smoten among them. And upon their gods also the LORD did execution.

When he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the most principal and mightiest in the dwellings of Ham.

He smote all the firstborn in their land, even the chief of all their strength.

He smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast.

Which smote Egypt with their firstborn! For his mercy endureth forever.

Through faith he ordained the Easter lamb, and the effusion of blood, lest he that destroyed the first born should touch them.

and unto the congregation of the first born sons, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just and perfect men:

The first-born of pharaoh

and therefore sayeth unto thee: let my son go, that he may serve me. If thou wilt not let him go: behold, I will slay thine eldest son.'"

and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die: even from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth on his seat, unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is in the mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

Dungeon

These shall be coupled together as prisoners be, and shall be shut up in one ward and punished innumerable days.

It cometh on fast, it maketh haste to appear: It shall not perish, that it should not be able to destroy, neither shall it fail for fault of nourishing.

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that dwelt in the fore entry of the prison. And they let down Jeremiah with cords into a dungeon, where there was no water, but mire.

Thou also, through the blood of thy covenant, shalt let thy prisoners out of the pit, wherein is no water.

General references

and therefore sayeth unto thee: let my son go, that he may serve me. If thou wilt not let him go: behold, I will slay thine eldest son.'"

Which smote Egypt with their firstborn! For his mercy endureth forever.