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- The Plague of Blood as mentioned in Exodus 7: 14-25
Ipuwer 2:3 – Pestilence is throughout the land, blood is everywhere.
Ipuwer 2:9 – The River (Nile) is Blood. Men shrink…and thirst after water.
- The Plague on Egyptian Livestock as found in Exodus 9:1-7
Ipuwer 5:5 – All animals, their hearts weep. Cattle moan.
- The Plague of Hail and Fire as mentioned in Exodus 9:22-26
Ipuwer 9:23 – The fire ran along the ground. There was hail, and fire mingled with the hail.
Ipuwer 2:10 – Forsooth (Help Us), gates, columns, and walls are consumed by fire.
- The Plague of Locusts as mentioned in Exodus 10:1-20 (possible allusion)
Ipuwer 6:1 – No fruit nor herbs are found. Oh, that the earth would cease from noise, and tumult (uproar) be no more.
Ipuwer 4:14 – Trees are destroyed and the branches are stripped off.
- The Plague of Darkness as mentioned in Exodus 10: 21-29
Ipuwer 9:11 – The land is without light.
- The Plague on Egypt’s Firstborn in Exodus 12
Ipuwer 2:13 – He who places his brother in the ground is everywhere.
Ipuwer 3:14 – “Groaning is throughout the land, mingled with lamentations.”
Ipuwer 4:3 – “Forsooth, the children of princes are dashed against the walls.”
Ipuwer 6:12 – “Forsooth, the children of the princes are cast out in the streets.”
- Freeing of the Slaves and their Pillage of Egypt as seen in Exodus 12:31-36
Ipuwer 1 – “The plunderer is everywhere, and the servant takes what he finds.”
Ipuwer 2 – “Indeed, poor men have become wealthy.”
Ipuwer 3 – “Gold, silver and jewels are fastened to the necks of female slaves.”
Ipuwer 5 – “Slaves (who have now been freed) are throughout the land.”
Ipuwer 10 – “The king’s storehouse has now become common property.”