Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which caught up the locusts and carried them into the Red Sea. Not a locust was left anywhere in Egypt. New Living Translation The LORD responded by shifting the wind, and the strong west wind blew the locusts into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained in all the land of Egypt. English Standard Version And the LORD turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt. Berean Standard Bible And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt. Berean Literal Bible And YHWH turned a very mighty sea wind, and it lifted up the locust and blew it into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. King James Bible And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. New King James Version And the LORD turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. New American Standard Bible So the LORD shifted the wind to a very strong west wind, which picked up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust was left in all the territory of Egypt. NASB 1995 So the LORD shifted the wind to a very strong west wind which took up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust was left in all the territory of Egypt. NASB 1977 So the LORD shifted the wind to a very strong west wind which took up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust was left in all the territory of Egypt. Legacy Standard Bible So Yahweh changed the wind to a very strong west wind which took up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt. Amplified Bible So the LORD shifted the wind to a violent west wind which lifted up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust remained within the border of Egypt. Berean Annotated Bible And the LORD {YHWH} changed the wind to a very strong west wind {ruach} that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea (the Sea of Reeds). Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt (land of bondage). Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD changed the wind to a strong west wind, and it carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the territory of Egypt. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD changed the wind to a strong west wind, and it carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the territory of Egypt. American Standard Version And Jehovah turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt. Contemporary English Version Then the LORD sent a strong west wind that swept the locusts into the Red Sea. Not one locust was left anywhere in Egypt, English Revised Version And the LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind. It picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust was left anywhere in Egypt. Good News Translation And the LORD changed the east wind into a very strong west wind, which picked up the locusts and blew them into the Gulf of Suez. Not one locust was left in all of Egypt. International Standard Version Then the LORD brought a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt. NET Bible and the LORD turned a very strong west wind, and it picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt. New Heart English Bible The LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Sea at the End. There remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt. Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea: there remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAnd the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt. World English Bible Yahweh sent an exceedingly strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand YHWH turns a very strong sea wind, and it lifts up the locust, and blows it into the Red Sea—there has not been left one locust in all the border of Egypt; Berean Literal Bible And YHWH turned a very mighty sea wind, and it lifted up the locust and blew it into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. Young's Literal Translation and Jehovah turneth a very strong sea wind, and it lifteth up the locust, and bloweth it into the Red Sea -- there hath not been left one locust in all the border of Egypt; Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah will turn a wind of the sea, exceedingly strong, and he will take away the locust and will drive it into the sea of sedge: not one locust remained in all the bounds of Egypt. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he made a very strong wind to blow from the west, and it took the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea: there remained not so much as one in all the coasts of Egypt. Catholic Public Domain Version And he caused a very strong wind to blow from the west, and, seizing the locusts, it cast them into the Red Sea. There remained not so much as one in all the parts of Egypt. New American Bible and the LORD caused the wind to shift to a very strong west wind, which took up the locusts and hurled them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained within the whole territory of Egypt. New Revised Standard Version The LORD changed the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the domain of Egypt. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH turned and he brought the west wind that was very strong and it carried the locust and cast it into the sea of Reeds, and there was not left even one locust in all the border of the Egyptians. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord brought in the opposite direction a strong wind from the sea, and took up the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea, and there was not one locust left in all the land of Egypt. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Eighth Plague: Locusts…18So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD. 19And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt. 20But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.… Cross References And the LORD changed the wind Psalm 78:26 He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might. Jonah 1:4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. Psalm 148:8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word, to a very strong west wind Psalm 107:25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. Jeremiah 10:13 When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses. Job 37:9 The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. that carried off the locusts Isaiah 17:13 The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. Psalm 1:4 Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. Psalm 78:46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust. and blew them into the Red Sea. Psalm 106:9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert. Nehemiah 9:11 You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters. Isaiah 51:10 Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt. Joel 1:4 What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. Psalm 105:35 They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil. Amos 4:9 “I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. Psalm 78:45-46 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. / He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust. Treasury of Scripture And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. a mighty Exodus 10:13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. cast. Exodus 13:18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. Exodus 15:4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. Joel 2:20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. Jump to Previous Anywhere Border Borders Carried Cast Caught Changed Coasts Country Drove Egypt Exceeding Locust Locusts Mighty Part Red Sea Single Strong Turned Turneth West WindJump to Next Anywhere Border Borders Carried Cast Caught Changed Coasts Country Drove Egypt Exceeding Locust Locusts Mighty Part Red Sea Single Strong Turned Turneth West WindExodus 10 1. God threatens to send locusts7. Pharaoh, moved by his servants, inclines to let the Israelites go 12. The plague of the locusts 16. Pharaoh entreats Moses 21. The plague of darkness 24. Pharaoh again entreats Moses, but yet is hardened And the LORD changed the wind This phrase highlights the sovereignty and power of God over nature. In the biblical context, God often uses natural elements to accomplish His purposes, as seen in the plagues of Egypt. The changing of the wind signifies a divine intervention, emphasizing that the plagues were not random natural disasters but acts of God. to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who demonstrates His power and sovereignty over creation and the false gods of Egypt. 2. Pharaoh The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened against releasing the Israelites, leading to the plagues as a demonstration of God's power. 3. Moses The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who acts as God's messenger to Pharaoh, demanding the release of God's people. 4. The Locusts The eighth plague sent by God upon Egypt, devastating the land and demonstrating God's control over nature. 5. The Red Sea The body of water into which the locusts are driven, symbolizing God's deliverance and judgment. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty Over NatureGod controls the elements, as seen in His command over the wind and the locusts. This reminds us of His ultimate authority over all creation. Judgment and Deliverance The removal of the locusts signifies both judgment on Egypt and deliverance for Israel. It highlights God's ability to both judge sin and provide salvation. The Power of Repentance Pharaoh's temporary repentance leads to the removal of the plague, illustrating the importance of turning to God, though true repentance requires a change of heart. God's Faithfulness to His Promises Despite Pharaoh's resistance, God remains faithful to His promise to deliver Israel, encouraging us to trust in His promises in our lives. The Importance of Obedience The plagues serve as a warning of the consequences of disobedience to God, urging us to live in accordance with His will. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Exodus 10:19?2. How does God's control over nature in Exodus 10:19 strengthen your faith today? 3. What does the removal of locusts reveal about God's power and mercy? 4. How can Exodus 10:19 inspire trust in God's deliverance in your life? 5. Connect Exodus 10:19 with another biblical instance of God controlling nature. 6. How can you apply God's sovereignty in Exodus 10:19 to current challenges? 7. How did the LORD use a strong west wind to remove the locusts in Exodus 10:19? 8. What is the significance of the locusts being driven into the Red Sea in Exodus 10:19? 9. Does the removal of locusts in Exodus 10:19 symbolize God's power over nature? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Exodus 10? 11. What does 'ruach' mean? 12. Why does Moses repeatedly request permission for worship yet continue threatening Pharaoh (Exodus 10:9-11) if God had already determined Pharaoh's heart would be hardened? 13. How does the destruction caused by the locusts (Exodus 10:15) align with the later plague of hail in Exodus 9, which supposedly ruined crops earlier? 14. (Exodus 4:21) Why would God harden Pharaoh's heart, seemingly undermining free will and complicating the path to liberation? What Does Exodus 10:19 Mean And the LORD changed the wind• Scripture opens with the subject: “the LORD.” He alone initiates the reversal of the plague, underscoring His absolute sovereignty over creation (cf. Exodus 9:29; Psalm 148:8). • The verb “changed” highlights a deliberate, immediate act in response to Moses’ intercession (Exodus 10:18; James 5:16-17). • Because Scripture records this as historical narrative, we read it literally: God redirected the very forces of nature at a specific moment in time. To a very strong west wind • The shift isn’t to a gentle breeze but to “a very strong” wind—language that echoes other instances where God commands powerful weather (Jonah 1:4; Psalm 107:25). • “West” is significant in the geography of Egypt; such a wind would blow from the desert toward the sea, a precise, purposeful direction. • This reminds us that the Creator not only controls magnitude but also the fine-tuned details of His world (Job 37:9-13). That carried off the locusts • The same natural force God used to bring the locusts (10:13) He now uses to remove them, revealing His complete dominion over both judgment and mercy (Joel 2:25). • Deliverance is immediate and visible; the Egyptians can watch the plague lift, reinforcing the lesson that their gods are powerless (Exodus 12:12). • For God’s people, it’s a picture of how He lifts burdens completely, not partially (Psalm 34:4). And blew them into the Red Sea • The wind’s destination is specific: “the Red Sea,” the future stage of Israel’s own salvation (Exodus 14:21-22). • By depositing the locusts in water, God ensures they cannot return, paralleling how He later drowns Pharaoh’s army—two acts of sweeping, watery judgment (Psalm 78:53). • The text invites us to see God’s consistency: He eradicates what threatens His covenant plan. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt • The phrase “not a single” stresses totality. God’s work is thorough—nothing slips through His fingers (Deuteronomy 7:24). • Egypt moves from worst infestation (10:14-15) to absolute freedom overnight, mirroring how divine deliverance is often dramatic and unmistakable (Joshua 10:40). • The complete removal foreshadows the ultimate redemption where sin and death will likewise be wiped out entirely (Revelation 21:4). summary Exodus 10:19 shows the LORD’s unrivaled authority: He can summon a plague and just as swiftly dismiss it. By changing the wind, directing its strength, sweeping the locusts away, and clearing every last insect, God demonstrates precise, compassionate control over creation for the sake of His people and the display of His glory. (19) The Lord turned a mighty strong west wind . . . --As locusts come, so they commonly go, with a wind. They cannot fly far without one. It often happens that a wind blows them into the sea. Pallas says, speaking of Crimean locusts in the year 1799:--"Great numbers of them were carried [from the Crimea] by northerly winds into the sea, where they perished, and were afterwards washed on shore in heaps" (Travels, vol. ii., p. 424).The Red sea.--Heb., the sea of weeds, or of rushes. The Red Sea probably acquired this name among the Hebrews from the fact that in the time of Moses its north-western recess communicated with a marshy tract, extending as far as the Bitter Lakes, and abounding in aquatic plants of a luxuriant growth. (Comp. Exodus 2:3, where the same term designates the water-plants of the Nile.) There remained not one locust . . . --Niebuhr says of locusts in Arabia:--"Souvent il en reste beaucoup apres le depart general" (Description de l' Arabie, p. 153). But, on the other hand, there are times when the whole swarm takes its departure at once. "A wind from the south-west," says Morier, "which had brought them, so completely drove them forwards that not a vestige of them was to be seen two hours afterwards" (Second Journey, p. 98). Verse 19. - And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind. Literally, "a very strong sea-wind" - i.e. one which blew from the Mediterranean, and which might, therefore, so far, be north, north-west, or north-east. As it blew the locusts into the "Sea of Weeds," i.e. the Red Sea, it must have been actually a north-west wind, and so passing obliquely over Egypt, have carried the locusts in a south-easterly direction. Cast them into the Red Sea. Literally, "the Sea of Weeds." No commentater doubts that the Red Sea is here meant. It 'seems to have received its Hebrew appellation, Yam Suph, "Sea of Weeds," either from the quantity of sea-weed which it throws up, or, more probably, from the fact that anciently its north-western recess was connected with a marshy tract extending from the present head of the Gulf of Suez nearly to the Bitter Lakes, in which grew abundant weeds and water-plants. There remained not one locust. The sudden and entire departure of locusts is as remarkable as their coming. "At the hour of prime," says one writer, "they began to depart, and at midday there was not one remaining.", "A wind from the south-west," says another, "which had brought them, so completely drove them forwards that not a vestige of them was to be seen two hours afterwards" (Morier, 'Second Journey,' p. 98).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the LORDיְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel changed the wind וַיַּהֲפֹ֨ךְ (way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert to a very strong חָזָ֣ק (ḥā·zāq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty west יָם֙ (yām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin wind רֽוּחַ־ (rū·aḥ-) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit that carried off וַיִּשָּׂא֙ (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take the locusts הָ֣אַרְבֶּ֔ה (hā·’ar·beh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 697: (a kind of) locust and blew וַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּ (way·yiṯ·qā·‘ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman them into the Red סּ֑וּף (sūp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5488: A reed, the papyrus Sea. יָ֣מָּה (yām·māh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin Not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no a single אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first locust אַרְבֶּ֣ה (’ar·beh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 697: (a kind of) locust remained נִשְׁאַר֙ (niš·’ar) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant anywhere בְּכֹ֖ל (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every in גְּב֥וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed Egypt. מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa Links Exodus 10:19 NIVExodus 10:19 NLT Exodus 10:19 ESV Exodus 10:19 NASB Exodus 10:19 KJV Exodus 10:19 BibleApps.com Exodus 10:19 Biblia Paralela Exodus 10:19 Chinese Bible Exodus 10:19 French Bible Exodus 10:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 10:19 Yahweh turned an exceeding strong west wind (Exo. 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