19. The lord responded by shifting the wind, and the strong west wind blew the locusts into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained in all the land of Egypt.
20. But the lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart again, so he refused to let the people go.
21. Then the lord said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.”
22. So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days.
23. During all that time the people could not see each other, and no one moved. But there was light as usual where the people of Israel lived.
24. Finally, Pharaoh called for Moses. “Go and worship the lord,” he said. “But leave your flocks and herds here. You may even take your little ones with you.”