Exodus 10 · Verse 13

Exodus 10:13

And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Exodus 10:13, King James Version

Exodus 10:13 in other translations

BSBSo Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
WEBMoses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind on the land all that day, and all night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
ASVAnd Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Jehovah brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
YLTAnd Moses stretcheth out his rod against the land of Egypt, and Jehovah hath led an east wind over the land all that day, and all the night; the morning hath been, and the east wind hath lifted up the locust.
DARBYAnd Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and Jehovah brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
BBEAnd Moses' rod was stretched out over the land of Egypt, and the Lord sent an east wind over the land all that day and all the night; and in the morning the locusts came up with the east wind.
WebsterAnd Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night: and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

What does Exodus 10:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 10:13-19
13-19. the Lord brought an east wind--The rod of Moses was again raised, and the locusts came. They are natives of the desert and are only brought by an east wind into Egypt, where they sometimes come in sun-obscuring clouds, destroying in a few days every green blade in the track they traverse. Man, with all his contrivances, can do nothing to protect himself from the overwhelming invasion. Egypt has often suffered from locusts. But the plague that followed the wave of the miraculous rod was altogether unexampled. Pharaoh, fearing irretrievable ruin to his country, sent in haste for Moses, and confessing his sin, implored the intercession of Moses, who entreated the Lord, and a "mighty strong west wind took away the locusts."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The Lord brought an east wind - As locusts abounded in those countries, and particularly in Ethiopia, and more especially at this time of the year, God had no need to create new swarms for this purpose; all that was requisite was to cause such a wind to blow as would bring those which already existed over the land of Egypt. The miracle in this business was the bringing the locusts at the appointed time, and causing the proper wind to blow for that purpose; and then taking them away after a similar manner.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 10:12-20

God bids Moses stretch out his hand; locusts came at the call. An army might more easily have been resisted than this host of insects. Who then is able to stand before the great God? They covered the face of the earth, and ate up the fruit of it. Herbs grow for the service of man; yet when God pleases, insects shall plunder him, and eat the bread out of his mouth. Let our labour be, not for the habitation and meat…

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Exodus 10:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּ֨טvai.Yetand he stretched outH5186
מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.Hustaff hisH4294
עַל\־'al-overH5921
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimEgyptH4714
וַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
נִהַ֤גni.Haghe droveH5090
ר֥וּחַRu.acha wind ofH7307
קָדִים֙ka.Dim[the] eastH6921
בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahthe nightH3915
הַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerthe morningH1242
הָיָ֔הha.Yahit wasH1961
וְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achand [the] wind ofH7307
הַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.Dimthe eastH6921
נָשָׂ֖אna.Sa'it carriedH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאַרְבֶּֽה\׃ha.'ar.Behthe locust[s]H697

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 10:13

  • Genesis 41:6

    And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

  • Psalms 105:34

    He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

  • Psalms 78:26

    He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

  • Psalms 107:25-28

    For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

  • Matthew 8:27

    But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

  • Jonah 4:8

    And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

  • Psalms 148:8

    Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

  • Jonah 1:4

    But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

  • Exodus 14:21

    And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
east wind.
14:21; Ge 41:6; Ps 78:26; 107:25-28; 148:8; Jon 1:4; 4:8; Mt 8:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 10:12

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

  • Exodus 10:13

    And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

  • Exodus 10:14

    And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

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Exodus 10:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y extendió Moisés su vara sobre la tierra de Egipto, y Jehová trajo un viento oriental sobre el país todo aquel día y toda aquella noche; y á la mañana el viento oriental trajo la langosta:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse étendit sa verge sur le pays d’Égypte; et l’ Éternel amena sur le pays un vent d’orient, tout ce jour-là et toute la nuit: le matin arriva, et le vent d’orient apporta les sauterelles.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose streckte seinen Stab aus über das Land Ägypten, und Jehova führte einen Ostwind ins Land selbigen ganzen Tag und die ganze Nacht. Als es Morgen wurde, da trieb der Ostwind die Heuschrecken herbei.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et extendit Moyses virgam super terram Ægypti: et Dominus induxit ventum urentem tota die illa et nocte: et mane facto, ventus urens levavit locustas.