And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
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Gill's Exposition
They shall fill thy houses,.... The king's palace and all the offices of it:
and the houses of thy servants; the palaces of his nobles and courtiers:
and the houses of all the Egyptians; of all…
Barnes' Notes
Fill thy houses - The terraces, courts, and even the inner apartments are said to be filled in a moment by a locust storm. Compare Joe 2:9.
Adam Clarke
They shall fill thy houses - Dr. Shaw mentions this circumstance; "they entered," says he, "Into our very houses and bed-chambers, like so many thieves." - Ibid. p. 187.
Here, I. Moses is instructed. We may well suppose that he, for his part, was much astonished both at Pharaoh's obstinacy and at God's severity, and could not but be compassionately concerned for the…
Cambridge Bible
thy houses shall be filled, &c. Cf. Morier, describing an invasion in Persia (ibid.p. 89), -They entered the inmost recesses of the houses, were found in every corner, stuck to our clothes, and…
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