"So you shall makelikenessesof your tumorsand likenessesof your micethat ravagethe land,and you shall givegloryto the Godof Israel;perhapsHe will easeHis handfrom you, your gods,and your land.
Ascribeto the LORD,O familiesof the peoples,Ascribeto the LORDgloryand strength.
Ascribeto the LORDthe glorydue His name;Bringan offering,and comebeforeHim; Worshipthe LORDin holyarray.
As soon as they hear,they obeyme; Foreignerssubmitto me.
For dayand nightYour handwas heavyupon me; My vitalitywas drainedaway [as] with the feverheatof summer.Selah.
"RemoveYour plaguefrom me; Becauseof the oppositionof Your handI am perishing.
Sayto God,"Howawesomeare Your works!Because of the greatnessof Your powerYour enemieswill givefeignedobedienceto You.
For I will gothroughthe landof Egypton that night,and will strikedownallthe firstbornin the landof Egypt,bothmanand beast;and against allthe godsof EgyptI will executejudgments--I am the LORD.
They didso;and Aaronstretchedout his handwith his staff,and struckthe dustof the earth,and there were gnatson manand beast.Allthe dustof the earthbecamegnatsthrough allthe landof Egypt.
Then the LORDdidso.And there camegreatswarmsof insects into the houseof Pharaohand the housesof his servantsand the landwas laidwastebecauseof the swarmsof insects in allthe landof Egypt.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Sayto Aaron,Stretchout your handwith your staffoverthe rivers,overthe streamsand overthe pools,and make frogscomeup on the landof Egypt.'"
The oracleconcerning Egypt.Behold,the LORDis ridingon a swiftcloudand is about to cometo Egypt;The idolsof Egyptwill trembleat His presence,And the heartof the Egyptianswill meltwithinthem.
Let them givegloryto the LORDAnd declareHis praisein the coastlands.
Givegloryto the LORDyour God,BeforeHe bringsdarknessAnd beforeyour feetstumbleOn the duskymountains,And while you are hopingfor lightHe makesit into deepdarkness,[And] turns[it] into gloom.
Onlyacknowledgeyour iniquity,That you have transgressedagainst the LORDyour GodAnd have scatteredyour favorsto the strangersundereverygreentree,And you have not obeyedMy voice,'declaresthe LORD.
"Then I will makeup to you for the yearsThat the swarminglocusthas eaten,The creepinglocust,the strippinglocustand the gnawinglocust,My greatarmywhichI sentamong you.
"Whoknows,Godmay turnand relentand withdrawHis burningangerso that we will not perish."
"Ifyou do not listen,and ifyou do not takeit to heartto givehonorto My name,"saysthe LORDof hosts,"then I will sendthe curseupon you and I will curseyour blessings;and indeed,I have cursedthem [already], becauseyou are not taking[it] to heart.
while the Egyptianswere buryingalltheir firstbornwhomthe LORDhad struckdownamong them. The LORDhad also executedjudgmentson their gods.
Soa second timethey calledthe manwhohad beenblind,and saidto him, "Givegloryto God;we knowthat thismanis a sinner."
Then Joshuasaidto Achan,"My son,I imploreyou, givegloryto the LORD,the Godof Israel,and givepraiseto Him; and tellme nowwhatyou have done.Do not hideit from me."
And in that hourthere was a greatearthquake,and a tenthof the cityfell;seventhousandpeoplewere killedin the earthquake,and the restwere terrifiedand gavegloryto the Godof heaven.
and he saidwith a loudvoice,"FearGod,and giveHim glory,becausethe hourof His judgmenthas come;worshipHim who madethe heavenand the earthand seaand springsof waters."
Menwere scorchedwith fierceheat;and they blasphemedthe nameof Godwho hasthe powerovertheseplagues,and they did not repentso as to giveHim glory.
They senttherefore and gatheredallthe lordsof the Philistinesand said,"Sendawaythe arkof the Godof Israel,and let it returnto its own place,sothat it will not killus and our people."For there was a deadlyconfusionthroughoutthe city;the handof Godwas veryheavythere.
Afterthey had broughtit around,the handof the LORDwas against the citywith verygreatconfusion;and He smotethe menof the city,bothyoungand old,so that tumorsbrokeout on them.
"Takethe arkof the LORDand placeit on the cart;and putthe articlesof goldwhichyou returnto Him as a guiltofferingin a boxby its side.Then sendit awaythat it may go.
