Êxodo 9
Ephrem the Syrian · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Êxodo 9:24
"Hail and fire fell" together; neither did the hail extinguish the fire, nor did the fire melt the hail. Rather, it burst into flames in the hail as in a thicket and turned [the hail] as red as iron in the fire, blazing in the hail, and careful of the trees. The force [of the hail] "splintered the ancient trees," but the fire in [the hail] protected the hedges, seed beds and vineyards. — COMMENTARY ON EXODUS 9:3
Êxodo 9:27
Pharaoh said to Moses, "This time I have sinned." And the previous times he hardened his heart, did he not sin? And even if he sinned the previous times, he did not sin the way he did this time. [The Lord] warned him to bring in the cattle, but he was not persuaded. This is why his offense was more serious in this plague than in all the [other] plagues. — COMMENTARY ON EXODUS 9:4