Exodus 10:19-21

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¹⁹So the Lord shifted the wind to a violent west wind which lifted up the locusts and drove them into the ^[a]Red Sea; not one locust remained within the border of Egypt. ²⁰But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart [so that it was even more resolved and obstinate], and he did not let the Israelites go.

Darkness over the Land

²¹Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, so that ^[b]darkness may come over the land of Egypt, a darkness which [is so awful that it] may be felt.”

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Footnotes

Exodus 10:19 Lit Sea of Reeds (Hebrew) yam suph. The traditional name “Red Sea” comes from the Greek, which is based on the designation of the fifth-century b.c. Greek historian Herodotus. The famous historian, who was called the father of history, considered the sea part of the Indian Ocean, which he called the Red Sea. Later the term came to refer to the sea itself. The name “Red Sea” is used throughout the O.T. instead of “Sea of Reeds.”
Exodus 10:21 One of the primary gods of the Egyptians was Ra the sun-god. The darkness revealed his uselessness and prevented the daily rituals of pagan worship.