God threateneth to send locusts.

1 ¶ And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º Go¹ª in² unto² Pharaoh:º for² I² have hardenedºª² his heart,º and the heartº of his servants,º that² I might shewºª these² my signsº beforeº him: 2 And that² thou mayest tellºª in the earsº of thy son,º and of thy son'sº son,º² what things² I have wroughtºª in Egypt,º and my signsº which² I have doneºª among them; that ye may knowºª how that² I² [am] the LORD.º 3 And Mosesº and Aaronº came inºª unto² Pharaoh,º and saidºª unto² him, Thus² saithºª the LORDº Godº of the Hebrews,º How longº² wilt thou refuseºª to humble¹ª thyself² beforeº² me? let my peopleº go,ºª that they may serveºª me. 4 Else,º if² thou² refuseº to let² my peopleº go,ºª behold,² to morrowº will I bringºª the locustsº into thy coast:º 5 And they shall coverºª² the faceº of the earth,º that one cannot² be ableºª to seeºª² the earth:º and they shall eatºª² the residueº of that which is escaped,º which remainethºª unto you from² the hail,º and shall eatºª² every² treeº which growethºª for you out of² the field:º 6 And they shall fillºª thy houses,º and the housesº of all² thy servants,º and the housesº of all² the Egyptians;º which² neither² thy fathers,º nor thy fathers'º fathersº have seen,ºª since the dayº² that they were² upon² the earthº unto² this² day.º And he turnedºª himself, and went outºª from²² Pharaoh.º

Pharaoh, moved by his servants, inclineth to let the Israelites go.

7 And Pharaoh'sº servantsº saidºª unto² him, How long²² shall this man² be² a snareº unto us? let² the men¹² go,ºª that they may serveºª² the LORDº their God:º knowestºª thou not yetº that² Egyptº is destroyed?ºª 8 And² Mosesº and Aaronº were brought againºª unto² Pharaoh:º and he saidºª unto² them, Go,¹ª² serveºª² the LORDº your God:º [but] whoº [are] they that shall go?ºª 9 And Mosesº said,ºª We will go¹ª² with our youngº and with our old,º with our sonsº and with our daughters,º with our flocksº and with our herdsº will we go;¹ª² for² we [must hold] a feastº unto the LORD.º 10 And he saidºª unto² them, Let the LORDº be² so² with² you, as² I will let you go,ºª and your little ones:º lookºª [to it]; for² evilº [is] beforeº² you. 11 Not² so:² go¹ª² now² ye [that are] men,º and serveºª² the LORD;º for² that ye² did desire.ºª And they were driven outºª from²² Pharaoh'sº presence.º

The plague of the locusts.

12 ¶ And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º Stretch outºª thine handº over² the landº of Egyptº for the locusts,º that they may come upºª upon² the landº of Egypt,º and eatºª² every² herbº of the land,º [even]² all² that² the hailº hath left.ºª 13 And Mosesº stretched forthºª² his rodº over² the landº of Egypt,º and the LORDº broughtºª an eastº windº upon the landº all² that² day,º and all² [that] night;º [and] when it was² morning,º the eastº windº broughtºª² the locusts.º 14 And the locustsº went upºª over² all² the landº of Egypt,º and restedºª in all² the coastsº of Egypt:º veryº grievousº [were they]; beforeº them there were² no² suchº locustsº as they, neither² afterº them shall be² such.² 15 For they coveredºª² the faceº of the whole² earth,º so that the landº was darkened;ºª and they did eatºª² every² herbº of the land,º and all² the fruitº of the treesº which² the hailº had left:ºª and there remainedºª not² any² green thingº in the trees,º or in the herbsº of the field,º through all² the landº of Egypt.º

Pharaoh sueth Moses.

16 ¶ Then Pharaohº calledºª for Mosesº and Aaronº in haste;ºª and he said,ºª I have sinnedºª against the LORDº your God,º and against you. 17 Now² therefore forgive,ºª I pray thee,² my sinº only² this once,º and intreatºª the LORDº your God,º that he may take awayºª from²² me this²² deathº only.² 18 And he went outºª from²² Pharaoh,º and intreatedºª² the LORD.º 19 And the LORDº turnedºª a mightyº strongº westº wind,º which took awayºª² the locusts,º and castºª them into the Redº sea;º there remainedºª not² oneº locustº in all² the coastsº of Egypt.º 20 But the LORDº hardenedºª² Pharaoh'sº heart,º so that he would not² let² the childrenº of Israelº go.ºª

The plague of darkness.

21 ¶ And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º Stretch outºª thine handº toward² heaven,º that there may be² darknessº over² the landº of Egypt,º even darknessº [which] may be felt.ºª 22 And Mosesº stretched forthºª² his handº toward² heaven;º and there was² a thickº darknessº in all² the landº of Egyptº threeº days:º 23 They sawºª not² oneº² another,º neither² roseºª anyº from his place²² for threeº days:º but all² the childrenº of Israelº had² lightº in their dwellings.º

Pharaoh sueth again unto Moses,

24 ¶ And Pharaohº calledºª unto² Moses,º and said,ºª Go¹ª² ye, serveºª² the LORD;º only² let your flocksº and your herdsº be stayed:ºª let your little onesº also² go¹ª² with² you. 25 And Mosesº said,ºª Thou² must giveºª usº also² sacrificesº and burnt offerings,º that we may sacrificeºª unto the LORDº our God.º 26 Our cattleº also² shall go¹ª² with² us; there shall not² an hoofº be left behind;ºª for² thereof² must we takeºª to serveºª² the LORDº our God;º and we² knowºª not² with what² we must serveºª² the LORD,º until² we comeºª thither.²

but yet is hardened.

27 ¶ But the LORDº hardenedºª² Pharaoh'sº heart,º and he wouldºª not² let them go.ºª 28 And Pharaohº saidºª unto him, Get¹ª² thee from²² me, take heedºª to thyself, seeºª my faceº no² more;ºª for² in [that] dayº thou seestºª my faceº thou shalt die.ºª 29 And Mosesº said,ºª Thou hast spokenºª well,º I will seeºª thy faceº againºª no² more.²