Exodus 9:34

But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the ice-storm and the thunders were ended, he went on sinning, and made his heart hard, he and his servants.

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In The King James Version

And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

In Context

33So Moses went out of the town, and stretching out his hands made prayer to God: and the thunders and the ice-storm came to an end; and the fall of rain was stopped.

35And the heart of Pharaoh was hard, and he did not let the people go, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Moses.

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Cross References

Exodus 7:14And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Pharaoh's heart is unchanged; he will not let the people go.

2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time of his trouble, this same King Ahaz did even more evil against the Lord.

2 Chronicles 36:13And he took up arms against King Nebuchadnezzar, though he had made him take an oath by God; but he made his neck stiff and his heart hard, turning away from the Lord, the God of Israel.

Romans 2:4Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

Matthew Henry on Exodus 9:23-35

22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since… Read the whole commentary →

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