Exodus 9:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A very grievous murrain— דבר deber, the same word as is used, Exodus 9:15 and rendered pestilence; concerning which, see note on ch. Exodus 5:3. In 2 Samuel 24:14 the pestilence is called the hand of the Lord, as here; it being the usual language of sacred Scripture to ascribe to God such diseases as have not an apparent cause. Houbigant renders this verse, behold, the hand of the Lord will bring upon the cattle, &c. a grievous pestilence.