The Plague of Locusts

10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart^(A) and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs^(B) of mine among them

²¹ The Lord said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders^(A) I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart^(B) so that he will not let the people go.^(C)

¹⁷ For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”^[a](A)

²⁰ So I will stretch out my hand^(A) and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders^(B) that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.^(C)

⁸ We’re doomed! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? They are the gods who struck^(A) the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues^(B) in the wilderness.

²³ For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The Lord your God did to the Jordan what he had done to the Red Sea^[a] when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over.^{(A) 24} He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know^(B) that the hand of the Lord is powerful^(C) and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.^(D)”

⁹ and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear^(A) of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. ¹⁰ We have heard how the Lord dried up^(B) the water of the Red Sea^[a] for you when you came out of Egypt,^(C) and what you did to Sihon and Og,^(D) the two kings of the Amorites^(E) east of the Jordan,^(F) whom you completely destroyed.^[b](G)