Exodus 11:6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 11:4-10

Warning is here given to Pharaoh of the last and conquering plague which was now to be inflicted. This was the death of all the first-born in Egypt at once, which had been first threatened (Exod. 4:23; I will slay thy son, thy first-born), but is last executed; less judgments were tried, which, if they had done the work would have prevented this. See how slow God is to wrath, and how willing to be met with in the way of his judgments, and to have his anger turned away, and particularly how... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 11:6

And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt ,.... Of parents for the loss of their firstborn sons, their heirs, the support and glory of their families; children for the loss of their elder brethren; and servants for the loss of the prime and principal in their masters' houses; and all in a dreadful fright, expecting instantly death themselves: such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more ; for though the later destruction of Pharaoh and his host in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 11:6

There shall be a great cry - Of the dying and for the dead. See more on this subject, Exodus 12:30 ; (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 11:4-8

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 11:4-10

A finale. These verses end the story of how God wrought with Pharaoh to subdue him to his will. They prepare us for the catastrophe which brought the long conflict to a termination, and forced a way of egress for two millions of Hebrews through the barred gates of Egypt. I. LAST WORDS TO PHARAOH (verses 4-9). Verses 1-3 of this chapter are obviously parenthetical. They relate to a communication made to Moses prior to the visit to Pharaoh recorded in Exodus 10:24-29 , and in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 11:4-36

The tenth plague and its decisive result-the destruction of the first-born. In Exodus 10:29 , Moses says to Pharaoh, " I will see thy face again no more," while in Exodus 11:4-8 , he is represented as making to Pharaoh an announcement of the last plague. Perhaps the best way of clearing this apparent contradiction is to suppose that in the narrative as it originally stood there was really no break between Exodus 10:29 and Exodus 11:4 , and that the three intervening verses were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 11:5-7

The issues of life and death are in the hand of God. For the most part there is, or there seems to be, one event to the righteous and to the wicked ( Ecclesiastes 9:2 ). Death happens alike to all, and does not appear to choose his victims on any principle of sparing good and punishing ill desert. War, famine, pestilence, sweep away equally the good and the bad. This is the general law of God's providence; but he makes occasional exceptions. The issues of life and death are really his.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 11:6

There shall be a great cry . The violence of Oriental emotions, and the freedom with which they are vented are well known. Herodotus relates that the Egyptians stript themselves and beat their breasts at funerals (2:85) No doubt they also uttered shrill lamentations, as did the Greeks (Lucian, De Luetu, § 12) and the Persians (Herod. Exodus 9:24 ). With bitter mourning in every house, the "cry" might well be one, such as there had been none like before, neither would there be any like... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 11:1-10

Final plague announced (11:1-10)Although God gave Pharaoh full warning of the final plague, he stated no time. However, the Israelites had to make preparation for departure from Egypt, for this plague would bring more than judgment on Egypt; it would bring redemption for God’s people (11:1-3; for v. 2-3 see notes on 3:21-22). The plague, some form of physical affliction, would prove fatal to the firstborn of people and animals throughout Egypt. It would fulfil the warning given earlier to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 11:4-8

"And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, nor shall be any more. But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his... read more

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