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Matthew Poole and continuators on Exodus 10:19

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Exodus10:19

19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong West-wind , which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red-sea : there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

Heb. a wind of the Sea, i. e. coming from the Sea, called there the great Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, from whence came the North-west wind, which did blow the locusts directly into the Red-sea.

Cast them, as the Hebrew word signifies, with a great noise, and with great force, so as they should never rise again to molest them.

Heb. the sea of bulrushes, so called from the great number of bulrushes near its shore, Or, the sea of bounds or limits, q. d. the narrow sea, whereas they could see no bounds nor shore beyond the Mediterranean Sea. It was called the Arabian gulf, and by others the Red-sea, either from its red sand; or rather from Esau, called also Edom, which signifies red, Gen. 25. 30. from whom as the adjoyning country was called Edom, or red, so this was called the Red-sea.

Marginal references: Heb. fastned.; Joel. 2. 20.

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