Exodus 7:14

Then the Lord said to Moses: “The heart of Pharaoh has been hardened; he is not willing to release the people.

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In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

In Context

13And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.

15Go to him in the morning; behold, he will go out to the waters. And you will stand to meet him above the bank of the river. And you will take, in your hand, the staff that was turned into a serpent.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:23I have said to you: Release my son, so that he may serve me. And you were not willing to release him. Behold, I will put to death your firstborn son.’”

Exodus 8:11And the frogs will withdraw from you, and from your house, and from your servants, and from your people. And they will remain only in the river.”

Exodus 9:2But if you still refuse, and you retain them,

Exodus 9:34Then Pharaoh, seeing that the rain, and the hail, and the thunders had ceased, added to his sin.

Exodus 10:4But if you resist, and you are unwilling to release them, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders.

Exodus 10:27But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he was not willing to release them.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 7:9-14

Magicians of Egypt. ( b. c. 1491.) 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. 10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the… Read the whole commentary →

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