Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
If you refuse to let my people go, then tomorrow I will bring swarms of locusts into your land.
God is warning Pharaoh that if he continues to refuse to free the Israelites, He will send a devastating plague of locusts the next day.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, Moses is acting as God's messenger to Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, demanding the release of the Israelites who were enslaved and forced into hard labor. This verse occurs during a escalating series of divine plagues that God sent as judgments against Egypt for Pharaoh's stubborn refusal to obey. Specifically, it serves as a warning about the eighth plague, the locusts, which were meant to demonstrate God's power and pressure Pharaoh into compliance.
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