Moses warned the monarch that if he still remained obstinate, a plague of locusts would be sent, which would cover the face of The earth and eat up every green thing that remained; they would fill the houses, even the palace itself; such a scourge, he said, as "neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day." 271

Moses advarede monarken om, at hvis han vedblev at være genstridig, ville der komme en græshoppeplage, og græshopperne ville dække jordens overflade og æde alt det grønne, der var tilbage. De ville fylde husene, ja, selv paladset. Det ville blive en sådan hjemsøgelse, at hverken dine fædre eller dine fædres fædre nogensinde har oplevet mage dertil, fra den dag, de kom til verden og indtil denne dag!