Exodus 10:20
But the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 3:19And I am certain that the king of Egypt will not let you go without being forced.
Exodus 7:13But Pharaoh's heart was made hard, and he did not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.
Exodus 10:1And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh: for I have made his heart and the hearts of his servants hard, so that I may let my signs be seen among them:
Exodus 11:10All these wonders Moses and Aaron did before Pharaoh: but the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Isaiah 6:9And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.
Romans 9:18So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:13-21
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 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. 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous… Read the whole commentary →