Topic
Plague or Pestilence, The
40 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 12:23Torrey Was attributed to a destroying angel
For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
- Exodus 12:29Torrey SENT UPON — The Egyptians
¶ And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
- Exodus 12:30Torrey SENT UPON — The Egyptians
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
- Exodus 32:35Torrey SENT UPON — Israel for making golden calf
And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
- Leviticus 26:24Torrey Israel threatened with, as a punishment for disobedience
Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
- Leviticus 26:25Torrey Israel threatened with, as a punishment for disobedience
And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
- Numbers 11:33Torrey SENT UPON — Israel for despising manna
And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
- Numbers 16:46–50Torrey SENT UPON — Israel for murmuring at destruction of Korah
¶ And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. And Aaron took as…
- Numbers 25:18Torrey SENT UPON — Israel for worshipping Baal-peor
For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
- Deuteronomy 28:21Torrey Israel threatened with, as a punishment for disobedience
The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.
- 2 Samuel 24:15Torrey SENT UPON — David's subjects for his numbering the people
¶ So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.
- 2 Samuel 24:16Torrey Was attributed to a destroying angel
And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah…
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- 1 Kings 8:37 Torrey The Jews sought deliverance from, by prayer
- 1 Kings 8:38 Torrey The Jews sought deliverance from, by prayer
- 2 Chronicles 20:9 Torrey The Jews sought deliverance from, by prayer
- Psalms 9:13 Torrey Described as noisome
- Psalms 78:50 Torrey Fatal to man and beast
- Psalms 91:5 Torrey Equally fatal day and night
- Psalms 91:6 Torrey Equally fatal day and night
- Psalms 91:7 Torrey Desolating effects of
- Psalms 106:29 Torrey Often broke out suddenly
- Jeremiah 16:6 Torrey Desolating effects of
- Jeremiah 16:7 Torrey Desolating effects of
- Jeremiah 21:6 Torrey Fatal to man and beast
- Jeremiah 21:9 Torrey Specially fatal in cities
- Jeremiah 27:13 Torrey Often followed war and famine
- Jeremiah 28:8 Torrey Often followed war and famine
- Jeremiah 29:17 Torrey Often followed war and famine
- Jeremiah 29:18 Torrey Often followed war and famine
- Jeremiah 42:17 Torrey Egypt often afflicted with
- Ezekiel 14:19 Torrey Inflicted by God
- Ezekiel 14:21 Torrey One of God's four sore judgments
- Amos 4:10 Torrey Egypt often afflicted with
- Amos 6:9 Torrey Desolating effects of
- Amos 6:10 Torrey Desolating effects of
- Habakkuk 3:5 Torrey Inflicted by God
- Matthew 24:7 Torrey Predicted to happen before destruction of Jerusalem
- Luke 21:11 Torrey Predicted to happen before destruction of Jerusalem
- Revelation 18:4 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — God's judgments upon the apostasy
- Revelation 18:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — God's judgments upon the apostasy
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 43 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Inflicted by God Eze 14:19; Hab 3:5
- One of God's four sore judgments Eze 14:21
- Described as noisome Ps 9:13
- Israel threatened with, as a punishment for disobedience Le 26:24,25; De 28:21
- Desolating effects of Ps 91:7; Jer 16:6,7; Am 6:9,10
- Equally fatal day and night Ps 91:5,6
- Fatal to man and beast Ps 78:50; Jer 21:6
- SENT UPON
- Often broke out suddenly Ps 106:29
- Often followed war and famine Jer 27:13; 28:8; 29:17,18
- Egypt often afflicted with Jer 42:17; Am 4:10
- Specially fatal in cities Le 26:25; Jer 21:6,9
- Was attributed to a destroying angel Ex 12:23; 2Sa 24:16
- The Jews sought deliverance from, by prayer 1Ki 8:37,38; 2Ch 20:9
- Predicted to happen before destruction of Jerusalem Mt 24:7; Lu 21:11
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.