28. The lord blanketed Egypt in darkness,for they had defied his commands to let his people go.
29. He turned their water into blood,poisoning all the fish.
30. Then frogs overran the landand even invaded the king’s bedrooms.
31. When the lord spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians,and gnats swarmed across Egypt.
32. He sent them hail instead of rain,and lightning flashed over the land.
33. He ruined their grapevines and fig treesand shattered all the trees.
34. He spoke, and hordes of locusts came—young locusts beyond number.
35. They ate up everything green in the land,destroying all the crops in their fields.
36. Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home,the pride and joy of each family.