plagues,

In his descriptions of the preliminary signs and plagues, our author relies mostly on Old Testament material -- the vision of the steeds in Zechariah, the conjunction of sword, plague and hunger in Jeremiah, above all, the Egyptian plagues,

The Beginnings of Christianity. Vol. I. 1872-1939 1903

(Exodus 7: 3-12) This passage, taken alone would appear to indicate that the magicians succeeded in working wonders, but, if it is compared with the others which relate their opposition on the occasions of the first three plagues,

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

For should she perish, heaven would heap plagues on plagues,

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