Exodus 1:13

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

In Context

12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and spread; and they were distressed because of the children of Israel.

14and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:11and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, *I* will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but *I* [will chastise you] with scorpions.

Proverbs 28:15A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

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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