The Eighth Plague: Locusts
Exodus 10:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
- KJV
- Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
- WEB
- Or else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country,
- ASV
- Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border:
- LSV
- for if you are refusing to send My people away, behold, tomorrow I am bringing in the locust into your border,
- YLT
- for if thou art refusing to send My people away, lo, I am bringing in to-morrow the locust into thy border,
- DBY
- For, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, I will to-morrow bring locusts into thy borders;
- DRC
- But if thou resist, and wilt not let them go, behold I will bring in tomorrow the locust into thy coasts:
- GNV
- But if thou refuse to let my people go, beholde, to morowe will I bring grashoppers into thy coastes.
- JPS
- Else, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border;
- LXXE
- But if thou wilt not send my people away, behold, at this hour to-morrow I will bring an abundance of locusts upon all thy coasts.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- כִּ֛י אִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ אֶת־עַמִּ֑י הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֥יא מָחָ֛ר אַרְבֶּ֖ה בִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ θέλῃς σὺ ἐξαποστεῖλαι τὸν λαόν μου, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπάγω ταύτην τὴν ὥραν αὔριον ἀκρίδα πολλὴν ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ὅριά σου.
Who and where
◆ Exodus from Egypt
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
LocustPlagues, the TenDivorce in the Old TestamentLocust, ThePlagueMagic; MagicianEgyptiansMosesAnimalsJoel (2)
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Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 9:3And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
- Joel 2:25I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts— the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust — My great army that I sent against you.
- Joel 1:4–7What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. Wake up, you…
- Exodus 11:4–5So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn…
- Proverbs 30:27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
- Exodus 9:18Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
- Exodus 8:10“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.
- Exodus 8:23I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’”
- Exodus 9:5The LORD set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land.”
- Joel 2:2–11a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. Before them a fire…
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