And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
The locusts spread across the entire land of Egypt and settled everywhere throughout the country. They were terrible beyond description—there had never been a locust swarm like this before, and there would never be one like it again.
This verse describes the unprecedented and devastating locust plague that covered all of Egypt as part of God's judgment.
📚 Historical Context
This was the eighth plague God sent upon Egypt through Moses to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Locusts were particularly feared in ancient agricultural societies because they could destroy entire crops and cause widespread famine. The phrase emphasizes this was the most severe locust invasion in Egypt's history, showing God's supreme power over nature.
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