Exodus 10:14 “The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territ…”

Exodus 10:14

The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

World English Bible

The locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt. They were very grievous. Before them there were no such locusts as they, nor will there ever be again.

American Standard Version

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

Geneva Bible 1599

So the grashoppers went vp vpon all the land of Egypt, and remained in all quarters of Egypt: so grieuous Grashoppers, like to these were neuer before, neither after them shalbe such.

Darby Translation

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt, very grievous; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them will be such.

Young's Literal Translation

And the locust goeth up against all the land of Egypt, and resteth in all the border of Egypt — very grievous: before it there hath not been such a locust as it, and after it there is none such;

Bible in Basic English

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, resting on every part of the land, in very great numbers; such an army of locusts had never been seen before, and never will be again.

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Cross references

“the locusts”

Psalm 78:46 Deuteronomy 28:42 1 Kings 8:37 Revelation 9:3–7 Psalm 105:34 Psalm 105:35

Psalm 78:46 · BSB

He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.

Deuteronomy 28:42 · BSB

Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land.

1 Kings 8:37 · BSB

When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,

Revelation 9:3–7 · BSB

And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

Psalm 105:34 · BSB

He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.

Psalm 105:35 · BSB

They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.

“very grievous”

Joel 1:2–4 Exodus 10:5

Joel 1:2–4 · BSB

Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?

Exodus 10:5 · BSB

They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.

“before”

Exodus 11:6 Exodus 10:6 Joel 2:2

Exodus 11:6 · BSB

Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.

Exodus 10:6 · BSB

They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Phara…

Joel 2:2 · BSB

a 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.

Also

Joel 2:1–11

Joel 2:1–11 · BSB

Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.

15They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.

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