45. He sent vast swarms of flies to consume themand hordes of frogs to ruin them.
46. He gave their crops to caterpillars;their harvest was consumed by locusts.
47. He destroyed their grapevines with hailand shattered their sycamore-figs with sleet.
48. He abandoned their cattle to the hail,their livestock to bolts of lightning.
49. He loosed on them his fierce anger—all his fury, rage, and hostility.He dispatched against thema band of destroying angels.
50. He turned his anger against them;he did not spare the Egyptians’ livesbut ravaged them with the plague.
51. He killed the oldest son in each Egyptian family,the flower of youth throughout the land of Egypt.
52. But he led his own people like a flock of sheep,guiding them safely through the wilderness.
53. He kept them safe so they were not afraid;but the sea covered their enemies.