Locusts consume what is left, and thick darkness covers Egypt for three days, although Israel has light. Pharaoh dismisses Moses and says he will not see his face again.
1 And the LORD said unto Moses , Go in unto Pharaoh : for I have hardened his heart , and the heart of his servants , that I might shew these my signs before him:
2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son , and of thy son's son , what things I have wrought in Egypt , and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD .
3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh , and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews , How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go , that they may serve me.
4 Else , if thou refuse to let my people go , behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast :
5 And they shall cover the face of the earth , that one cannot be able to see the earth : and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped , which remaineth unto you from the hail , and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field :
6 And they shall fill thy houses , and the houses of all thy servants , and the houses of all the Egyptians ; which neither thy fathers , nor thy fathers ' fathers have seen , since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day . And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh .
7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go , that they may serve the LORD their God : knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed ?
8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh : and he said unto them, Go , serve the LORD your God : but who are they that shall go ?
9 And Moses said , We will go with our young and with our old , with our sons and with our daughters , with our flocks and with our herds will we go ; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD .
10 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go , and your little ones : look to it; for evil is before you.
11 Not so: go now ye that are men , and serve the LORD ; for that ye did desire . And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence .
12 And the LORD said unto Moses , Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts , that they may come up upon the land of Egypt , and eat every herb of the land , even all that the hail hath left .
13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt , and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day , and all that night ; and when it was morning , the east wind brought the locusts .
14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt , and rested in all the coasts of Egypt : very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
15 For they covered the face of the whole earth , so that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb of the land , and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left : and there remained not any green thing in the trees , or in the herbs of the field , through all the land of Egypt .
16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste ; and he said , I have sinned against the LORD your God , and against you.
17 Now therefore forgive , I pray thee, my sin only this once , and intreat the LORD your God , that he may take away from me this death only.
18 And he went out from Pharaoh , and intreated the LORD .
19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind , which took away the locusts , and cast them into the Red sea ; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt .
20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart , so that he would not let the children of Israel go .
21 And the LORD said unto Moses , Stretch out thine hand toward heaven , that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt , even darkness which may be felt .
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven ; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days :
23 They saw not one another , neither rose any from his place for three days : but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings .
24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses , and said , Go ye, serve the LORD ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little ones also go with you.
25 And Moses said , Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings , that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God .
26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind ; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God ; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD , until we come thither.
27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart , and he would not let them go .
28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more ; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die .
29 And Moses said , Thou hast spoken well , I will see thy face again no more.