Exodus 9:7

Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.

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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

6And the next day the LORD did just that. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.

8Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.

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Cross References

Exodus 7:13Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

Exodus 8:32But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.

Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?

Isaiah 48:4For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.

Romans 9:18Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

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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