Exodus 7:18 Parallel Translations

The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink any water from the Nile.'"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river.

ASV:

And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.

BBE:

And the fish in the Nile will come to destruction, and the river will send up a bad smell, and the Egyptians will not be able, for disgust, to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking.

DBY:

And the fish that is in the river shall die; and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink the water out of the river.

ERV:

And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.

JPS:

And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.'

WBS:

And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall be offensive in smell; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

WEB:

The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river."'"

YLT:

and the fish that are in the River die, and the River hath stank, and the Egyptians have been wearied of drinking waters from the River.'

Exodus 7:18 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 7:21 The fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile became foul, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. And the blood was through all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 7:24 So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the Nile. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

7:14-25 Here is the first of the ten plagues, the turning of the water into blood. It was a dreadful plague. The sight of such vast rolling streams of blood could not but strike horror. Nothing is more common than water: so wisely has Providence ordered it, and so kindly, that what is so needful and serviceable to the comfort of human life, should be cheap and almost every where to be had; but now the Egyptians must either drink blood, or die for thirst. Egypt was a pleasant land, but the dead fish and blood now rendered it very unpleasant. It was a righteous plague, and justly sent upon the Egyptians; for Nile, the river of Egypt, was their idol. That creature which we idolize, God justly takes from us, or makes bitter to us. They had stained the river with the blood of the Hebrews' children, and now God made that river all blood. Never any thirsted after blood, but sooner or later they had enough of it. It was a significant plague; Egypt had great dependence upon their river, Zec 14:18; so that in smiting the river, they were warned of the destruction of all the produce of their country. The love of Christ to his disciples changes all their common mercies into spiritual blessings; the anger of God towards his enemies, renders their most valued advantages a curse and a misery to them. Aaron is to summon the plague by smiting the river with his rod. It was done in the sight of Pharaoh and his attendants, for God's true miracles were not performed as Satan's lying wonders; truth seeks no corners. See the almighty power of God. Every creature is that to us which he makes it to be water or blood. See what changes we may meet with in the things of this world; what is always vain, may soon become vexatious. See what mischievous work sin makes. If the things that have been our comforts prove our crosses, we must thank ourselves. It is sin that turns our waters into blood. The plague continued seven days; and in all that time Pharaoh's proud heart would not let him desire Moses to pray for the removal of it. Thus the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath. No wonder that God's anger is not turned away, but that his hand is stretched out still.

CONC:

Able Bad Destruction Die Difficulty Disgust Drink Drinking Egyptians Fish Foul Loathe Lothe Nile Offensive River Smell Stank Stink Waters Wearied

Able Bad Destruction Die Difficulty Disgust Drink Drinking Egyptians Find Fish Foul Loathe Nile Offensive River Smell Stank Stink Use Water Waters Wearied

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