Exodus 1:14

And they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, with which they made them serve with rigor.

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In The King James Version

And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

In Context

13And the Egyptians made the sons of Israel to serve with rigor.

15And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:13And the Egyptians made the sons of Israel to serve with rigor.

Exodus 5:7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick as formerly. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Exodus 6:9And Moses spoke so to the sons of Israel, but they did not hearken to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Leviticus 25:43Thou shall not rule over him with rigor, but shall fear thy God.

Leviticus 25:53He shall be with him as a servant hired year by year. He shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.

Deuteronomy 4:20But LORD has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as at this day.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:9-15

8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities,… Read the whole commentary →

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