Appeal and warning were ineffectual, and another judgment was inflicted. The time of its occurrence was foretold, that it might not be said to have come by chance. Flies filled the houses and swarmed upon the ground, so that "the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies." These flies were large and venomous, and their bite was extremely painful to man and beast. As had been foretold, this visitation did not extend to the land of Goshen.


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Henstillinger og advarsler var virkningsløse, derfor fulgte der endnu en straffedom. Det blev forudsagt hvornår den ville indtræffe, for at det ikke skulle kunne siges, at den var kommet tilfældigt. Bremser fyldte husene og jordens overflade, så at landet hærgedes af bremserne. Disse bremser var store og giftige, og deres stik var meget smertefuldt for mennesker og dyr. Som forudsagt ramte denne plage ikke Gosens land.

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