For ifyou refuseto letMy peoplego,behold,tomorrowI will bringlocustsinto your territory.
Mosesand Aaronwentto Pharaohand saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,'Howlongwill you refuseto humbleyourself beforeMe? LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
They shall coverthe surfaceof the land,so that noone will be ableto seethe land.They will also eatthe restof whathas escaped--what is leftto you from the hail--and they will eateverytreewhich sproutsfor you out of the field.
"So I saidto you, 'LetMy songothat he may serveMe'; but you have refusedto lethim go.Behold,I will killyour son,your firstborn."'"
And afterwardMosesand Aaroncameand saidto Pharaoh,"Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof Israel,LetMy peoplegothat they may celebratea feastto Me in the wilderness.'"
Then he said,"Tomorrow."So he said,"[May it be] according to your word,that you may knowthat thereis noonelike the LORDour God.
"I will puta divisionbetweenMy peopleand your people.Tomorrowthissignwill occur."'"
"Behold,about this timetomorrow,I will senda veryheavyhail,suchas has not been[seen] in Egyptfrom the dayit was foundeduntilnow.
The LORDseta definitetime,saying,"Tomorrowthe LORDwill dothisthingin the land."
The locustshavenoking,Yet allof them goout in ranks;
"Then I will makeup to you for the yearsThat the swarminglocusthas eaten,The creepinglocust,the strippinglocustand the gnawinglocust,My greatarmywhichI sentamong you.
"You shall bringout muchseedto the fieldbut you will gatherin little,for the locustwill consumeit.
Thenout of the smokecamelocustsupon the earth,and powerwas giventhem, as the scorpionsof the earthhavepower.
