THEOSISEphraem the Syrian
The stronghold of trees that have stood for a century may be shattered by hail, yet the flames within the hail do not harm the gardens, vineyards, or even the boundaries.
Exodus 9:25Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And the hail destroyed through all the land of Egypt all things that were in the fields, both man and beast: and the hail smote every herb of the field, and it broke every tree of the country.
וַיַּ֨ךְ הַבָּרָ֜ד בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה מֵאָדָ֖ם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־עֵ֤שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה֙ הִכָּ֣ה הַבָּרָ֔ד וְאֶת־כָּל־עֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה שִׁבֵּֽר׃
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Wlastow G.K.
We will observe shortly that not every part of the harvest was lost. However, the wheat and fruit crops that were threshed faced complete devastation from the hail; those men and livestock who were caught in the fields without refuge were perished. Such destructive hail, resulting in the deaths of both people and animals, was witnessed in numerous locations.
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