Exodus 1:13

And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12But the more they oppressed them, the more they were multiplied, and increased:

14And they made their life bitter with hard works in clay, and brick, and with all manner of service, wherewith they were overcharged in the works of the earth.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:11My father laid upon you a heavy yoke, and I will add more weight to it: my father beat you with scourges, but I will beat you with scorpions.

Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the 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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