Exodus 1:14

And 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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

In Context

13And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:

15And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,

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Cross References

Exodus 1:13And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:

Exodus 5:7You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before: but let them go and gather straw.

Exodus 6:9And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work.

Leviticus 25:43Afflict him not by might, but fear thy God.

Leviticus 25:53His wages being allowed for which he served before: he shall not afflict him violently in thy sight.

Deuteronomy 4:20But the Lord hath taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace of Egypt, to make you his people of inheritance, as it is this present day.

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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