14 And ^athe locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; ^bpreviously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them.  ‡

15 For they ^acovered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ^bate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.  ‡

17 Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and ^aentreat the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only.”  ‡

18 So he ^awent out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord.  ‡