²¹ And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go ^[a]back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all ^(A)the wonders which I have put in your ^[b]power; but ^(B)I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.

The Plague of Locusts

10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for ^(A)I have ^[a]hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, so that I may ^[b]perform these signs of Mine ^[c]among them,

²⁰ But ^(A)the Lord ^[a]hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.

⁸ So ^(A)the Lord ^[a]hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he chased after the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going out ^[b](B)boldly.

^20 (A)For it was of the Lord to ^[a]harden their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might ^(B)utterly destroy them, that they might ^[b]receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.