Affliction with disease, destruction or environmental disaster as an expression of divine judgment, usually resulting in death. The purpose may be as a punishment or to encourage repentance.

Ezekiel 6:11-12

The nature of plague

See also

2 Chronicles 20:9
Jeremiah 14:12; 27:8
Ezekiel 14:21
Revelation 6:8
Exodus 7:17-18; 8:5-6,16-17,21,24; 9:6,9-10,22-25; 10:4-6,13-15,21-23; 11:4-6; 12:29-30

Plagues sent upon Egypt

Plagues described

Exodus 8:12-13,29; 9:29,33; 10:18-19

Plagues withdrawn in answer to prayer

Psalms 78:41-51; 105:26-36; 135:8-9
Amos 4:10

Plagues recalled and celebrated

Acts 7:36
Leviticus 26:23-26

Plagues sent upon Israel

See also

Plagues threatened for breaking God's covenant

Leviticus 26:14-16
Deuteronomy 28:20-24
Exodus 32:33-35
Numbers 11:31-34; 14:36-38; 16:41-50; 25:3-9

Plagues experienced in fulfilment of God's covenant

2 Samuel 24:11-17
Joel 1:2-12
Amos 4:6-11

pp 1Ch 21:9-17

Numbers 14:10-20; 16:46-48; 21:6-9; 25:6-11
2 Samuel 24:18-25

Plagues withdrawn after intercession or obedience

1 Kings 8:37-40

pp 1Ch 21:18-26

Psalms 106:23,28-31

pp 2Ch 6:28-31

Jeremiah 21:5-10

See also

Plagues announced by prophets as God's judgment

Jeremiah 24:10; 29:17-19; 34:17; 44:13
Ezekiel 5:12,17; 33:27
1 Samuel 5:6-12

Plagues sent upon other nations

Isaiah 19:22
Jeremiah 28:8
Ezekiel 28:22-23
Habakkuk 3:5-6
Zechariah 14:12-15
Luke 21:11

Apocalyptic visions of plague as God's judgment

See also

pp Mt 24:7

Revelation 6:8; 11:6; 15:1,6-8; 16:1-21; 18:4-8; 22:18

pp Mk 13:8

Psalms 91:3-8

Divine protection from plague

See also

Exodus 8:22-23; 9:4,6,26; 10:23; 11:7; 12:13,23,27
2 Chronicles 20:9

See also

4678 pigeon
4815 drought
4822 famine
4829 heat
5295 destruction
5297 disease
7222 exodus, events of
9020 death