Exodus 9:7

Pharaoh sent out officials and discovered that not a single one of the Israelites' livestock had died. But Pharaoh was stubborn, and he would not let the people leave.

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In The King James Version

And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

In Context

6The following day the Lord did what he had said. All the Egyptians' livestock died, but not a single animal belonging to the Israelites died.

8The Lord told Moses and Aaron, “Go and get some handfuls of soot from a furnace. Then have Moses throw it into the air in front of Pharaoh.

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Cross References

Exodus 7:13But Pharaoh had a hard, stubborn attitude, and he wouldn't listen to them, as the Lord had predicted.

Exodus 8:32But once again Pharaoh chose to be stubbornly hard-hearted and would not let the people leave.

Job 9:4God is so wise and so powerful that no one could challenge him and win.

Isaiah 48:4I know how stubborn you are, with necks as unbending as iron and foreheads as hard as bronze.

Romans 9:18So God is merciful to those he wishes to be, and hardens the attitude of those he wants to.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 9:2-8

The Plagues of Egypt. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. 4 And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle… Read the whole commentary →

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