The Plague of Boils

⁸The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses throw it into the air while Pharaoh watches. ⁹It will spread like fine dust across the entire land of Egypt, and wherever it lands, painful boils and blisters will break out on people and animals throughout the country." ¹⁰So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses threw it into the air, and painful boils and blisters erupted on people and animals alike. ¹¹The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, as the boils were on the magicians and all the Egyptians. ¹²The LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had spoken to Moses.