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Psalm 105:29

He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.

27They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
29He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
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Water turned to blood and fish killed make this remembrance of God's acts in Egypt severe, with destruction reaching the life of the river.

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Exodus 7:20Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the …Both recount waters turned to blood; Exodus names Moses and Aaron acting at the LORD's command.
Psalm 78:44he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.Both recall waters turned to blood, with Psalm 105 naming dead fish and Psalm 78 naming undrinkable streams.
Revelation 16:3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died.Both describe water becoming blood and aquatic life dying, though they recount distinct scenes of judgment.
Exodus 7:17The LORD says, “In this you shall know that I am the LORD. Behold: I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they …The LORD announces that river waters will become blood; the psalm recounts that change as his act.
Ezekiel 29:4–5I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales. I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers, with all the …Both portray God's power over river life; Ezekiel uses hooks and fish clinging to scales rather than water becoming blood.
Isaiah 50:2Why, when I came, was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can’t redeem? Or have I no power to …Both connect God's action upon waters with the death of fish, through blood in the psalm and drought in Isaiah.
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Encouragement

This account names God's judgment in Egypt; it does not explain every loss today. Even the waters and the creatures within them are under his rule.

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