Exodus Chapter 9

Exodus Chapter 9
1 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go to
Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the
Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my
people go, that they may serve me. 2 But
if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt yet
hold them still, 3 Behold, the hand of the
Lord is upon thy flock which is in the
field: for upon the horses, upon the
asses, upon the camels, upon the cattle,
and upon the sheep shall be a mighty
great murrain.
4 And the Lord shall do wonderfully
between the beasts of Israel, and the
beasts of Egypt: so that there shall
nothing die of all, that pertaineth to the
children of Israel.
5 And the Lord appointed a time, saying,
Tomorrow the Lord shall finish this
thing in this land.
6 So the Lord did it on the morrow, and
all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the
cattle of the children of Israel died not
one.
7 Then Pharaoh sent, and behold, there
was not one of the cattle of the Israelites
dead: and the heart of Pharaoh was
obstinate, and he did not let the people
go.
8 And the Lord said to Moses and to
Aaron, Take your handful of ashes of the
furnace, and Moses shall sprinkle them
toward the heaven in the sight of
Pharaoh,
9 And they shall be turned to dust in all
the land of Egypt: and it shall be as a
scab breaking out into blisters upon man,
and upon beast, throughout out all the
land of Egypt.
10 Then they took ashes of the furnace,
and stood before Pharaoh: and Moses
sprinkled them toward the heaven, and
there came a scab breaking out into
blisters upon man, and upon beast.
11 And the sorcerers could not stand
before Moses, because of the scab: for
the scab was upon the enchanters, and
upon all the Egyptians.
12 And the Lord hardened the heart of
Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto
them, as the Lord had said unto Moses.
13 Also the Lord said unto Moses, Rise
up early in the morning, and stand before
Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the
Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my
people go, that they may serve me.
14 For I will at this time send all my
plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy
servants, and upon thy people, that thou
mayest know that there is none like me in
all the earth.
15 For now I will stretch out mine hand,
that I may smite thee and thy people with
the pestilence: and thou shalt perish from
the earth.
16 And indeed, for this cause have I
appointed thee, to show my power in
thee, and to declare my name throughout
all the world.
17 Yet thou exaltest thyself against my
people, and lettest them not go. 18
Behold, tomorrow this time I will cause
to rain a mighty great hail, such as was
not in Egypt since the foundation thereof
was laid unto this time. 19 Send
therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and
all that thou hast in the field: for upon all
the men, and the beasts, which are found
in the field, and not brought home, the
hail shall fall upon them, and they shall
die. 20 Such then as feared the word of
the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh,
made his servants and his cattle flee into
the houses:
21 But such as regarded not the word of
the Lord, left his servants, and his cattle
in the field.
22 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch
forth thine hand toward heaven, that
there may be hail in all the land of
Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and
upon all the herbs of the field in the land
of Egypt.
23 Then Moses stretched out his rod
toward heaven, and the Lord sent
thunder and hail, and lightning upon the
ground: and the Lord caused hail to rain
upon the land of Egypt.
24 So there was hail, and fire mingled
with the hail, so grievous, as there was
none throughout all the land of Egypt,
since it was a nation.
25 And the hail smote throughout all the
land of Egypt all that was in the field,
both man and beast: also the hail smote
all the herbs of the field, and break to
pieces all the trees of the field.
26 Only in the land of Goshen (where
the children of Israel were) was no hail.
27 Then Pharaoh sent and called for
Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I
have now sinned: the Lord is righteous,
but I and my people are wicked. 28 Pray
ye unto the Lord (for it is enough) that
there be no more mighty thunders and
hail, and I will let you go, and ye shall
tarry no longer. 29 Then Moses said unto
him, As soon as I am out of the city, I
will spread mine hands unto the Lord,
and the thunder shall cease, neither shall
there be any more hail, that thou mayest
know that the earth is the Lord’s. 30 ForI
know that thou, and thy servants, fear the
Lord God, before I pray. 31 (And the
flax, and the barley were smitten: for the
barley was eared, and the flax was
bolled.
32 But the wheat and the rye were not
smitten, for they were hid in the ground)
33 Then Moses went out of the city from
Pharaoh, and spread his hands to the
Lord, and the thunder and the hail
ceased, neither rained it upon the earth.
34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain
and the hail and the thunder were
ceased, he sinned again, and hardened
his heart , both he, and his servants. 35
So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened:
neither would he let the children of
Israel go, as the Lord had said by
Moses.