Exodus 8:19-21

Contemporary English Version

^19 (A) The magicians told the king,^[a] “God has done this.”

But, as the Lord had said, the king was too stubborn to listen.

Flies

²⁰ The Lord said to Moses:

Early tomorrow morning, while the king^[b] is on his way to the river, go and say to him, “The Lord commands you to let his people go, so they can worship him. ²¹ If you don't, he will send swarms of flies to attack you, your officials, and every citizen of your country. Your houses will be full of flies, and the ground will crawl with them.