John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 105:31

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, etc.] Or a “mixture” f1507 of various insects, and, as some interpret it, of wild beasts; and so Kimchi says evil beasts are meant, which were raised up to go into all their borders; the Arabic version renders it “dogflies”, after the Septuagint; (see Gill on “<197845>Psalm 78:45”), this was the fourth plague, (<020824>Exodus 8:24). And lice in all their coasts; this is the third plague, and what the magicians could not imitate, but were obliged to own the finger of God was in it, (<020816>Exodus 8:16-19). God can make use of mean and despicable instruments to do his work; the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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