Exodus 10:14The locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt. They were very grievous. Before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
The setting
Egypt, ~1446 BC. The 8th plague descends. Clouds of locusts darken the sky over the Nile Delta, covering modern-day Egypt from Cairo to Alexandria...
The emotion here: solemn awe at recording divine judgment
The original word
arbeh (אַרְבֶּה) — swarming locust, from root meaning 'to multiply abundantly'
Why it matters
Egyptian records from this period show sudden agricultural collapse and mass starvation
Read with care
What most readers miss in Exodus 10:14
This was the 8th plague - Pharaoh had already seen water turn to blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock death, boils, and hail
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just a natural locust swarm, but Moses emphasizes these were supernatural - 'before them there were no such locusts... neither after them shall be such.'
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Exodus 10:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Exodus 10:14 comes from the book of Exodus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include unprecedented judgment, devastation. Notable phrases: very grievous; never been the like.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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