¹⁸ The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink;^(A) the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.’”^(B)

²⁴ And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water^(A), because they could not drink the water of the river.

²¹ The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.

⁵ they spoke against God^(A) and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt^(B) to die in the wilderness?^(C) There is no bread! There is no water!^(D) And we detest this miserable food!”^(E)

²⁰ but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it^(A)—because you have rejected the Lord,^(B) who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”^(C)