Exodus 9:22-32

22Then the Lord said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky, and hail will fall on people, animals, and every plant in the fields of Egypt.”

23When Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the Lord made it hail on Egypt.

24It hailed, and lightning flashed while it hailed. This was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.

25All over Egypt the hail knocked down everything that was out in the open. It struck down people, animals, and every plant in the fields and destroyed every tree in the fields.

26The only place it didn’t hail was the region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.

27Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he told them. “The Lord is right, and my people and I are wrong.

28Pray to the Lord. We’ve had enough of God’s thunder and hail. I’ll let you go; you don’t have to stay here any longer.”

29Moses replied, “As soon as I’m out of the city, I’ll spread out my hands to the Lord in prayer. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail. This is how you will know that the earth belongs to the Lord.

30But I know that you and your officials still don’t fear the Lord God.”

31(The flax and the barley were ruined, because the barley had formed heads and the flax was in bloom.

32Neither the wheat nor the wild grain was damaged, because they ripen later.)