For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
The locusts covered the entire land so completely that it looked dark. They ate every plant in the country and all the fruit on the trees that had survived the hailstorm. Nothing green was left anywhere, not on the trees or in the fields throughout all of Egypt.
This verse describes how the plague of locusts completely devastated Egypt, eating every green plant that remained after the previous plague of hail.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Exodus, God sent a series of plagues upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery, showcasing His power over creation and human rulers. The locust plague, as described in this verse, was the eighth plague, where swarms of locusts covered the land, devouring all remaining plants and fruits that the previous hailstorm had left untouched. This event highlighted the devastating consequences of Pharaoh's hardened heart and served as a divine judgment on Egypt's oppression.
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