19. until what he had predicted came true.The word of the Lord proved him right.
20. Then the king of Egypt had him released;the ruler of nations set him free.
21. He put him in charge of his governmentand made him ruler over all the land,
22. with power over the king's officialsand authority to instruct his advisers.
23. Then Jacob went to Egyptand settled in that country.
24. The Lord gave many children to his peopleand made them stronger than their enemies.
25. He made the Egyptians hate his peopleand treat his servants with deceit.
26. Then he sent his servant Moses,and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27. They did God's mighty actsand performed miracles in Egypt.
28. God sent darkness on the country,but the Egyptians did not obey his command.
29. He turned their rivers into bloodand killed all their fish.
30. Their country was overrun with frogs,even the palace was filled with them.
31. God commanded, and flies and gnatsswarmed throughout the whole country.
32. He sent hail and lightning on their landinstead of rain;
33. he destroyed their grapevines and fig treesand broke down all the trees.
34. He commanded, and the locusts came,countless millions of them;
35. they ate all the plants in the land;they ate all the crops.
36. He killed the firstborn sonsof all the families of Egypt.
37. Then he led the Israelites out;they carried silver and gold,and all of them were healthy and strong.