⁵ They will cover the surface of the land so that no one will be able to see the land. They will eat the remainder left^(A) to you that escaped the hail; they will eat every tree you have growing in the fields. ⁶ They will fill your houses, all your officials’ houses, and the houses of all the Egyptians—something your fathers and ancestors never saw since the time they occupied the land until today.” Then he turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.

⁷ Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long must this man be a snare^(B) to us? Let the men go, so that they may worship Yahweh their God. Don’t you realize yet that Egypt is devastated?”