Exodus 3:19

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But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.

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  • Exod 5:2 : 2 But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go."
  • Exod 6:1 : 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my mighty hand, he will let them go; because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his land."
  • Exod 7:1-9 : 1 The Lord said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet." 2 You shall speak everything I command you, and your brother Aaron will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may let the Israelites go out of his land. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring my armies—my people, the Israelites—out of the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. 5 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them. 6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. 8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.'" 10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. 11 Pharaoh then summoned the wise men and sorcerers, and the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their secret arts. 12 Each one threw down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said. 14 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.
  • Ps 136:11-12 : 11 And brought Israel out from among them, for His steadfast love endures forever. 12 With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, for His steadfast love endures forever.
  • Isa 63:12-13 : 12 who sent his glorious arm of power to be at Moses' right hand, who divided the waters before them to gain for himself an everlasting name, 13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble;

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  • Exod 3:20-21
    2 verses
    85%

    20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them; after that, he will let you go.

    21 And I will grant this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that when you leave, you will not go empty-handed.

  • Exod 7:3-5
    3 verses
    79%

    3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.

    4 Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring my armies—my people, the Israelites—out of the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

    5 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.

  • Exod 10:27
    78%

    27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he was not willing to let them go.

  • Exod 6:1
    78%

    1 The LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my mighty hand, he will let them go; because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his land."

  • Exod 5:2
    78%

    2 But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go."

  • Exod 9:17
    77%

    17 You still set yourself against my people and refuse to let them go.

  • Exod 11:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9 The LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."

    10 Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the Israelites go out of his land.

  • Exod 9:35
    76%

    35 So Pharaoh's heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.

  • Exod 9:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 The Lord said to Moses, 'Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.’

    2 But if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back,

  • Exod 3:18
    76%

    18 The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you, along with the elders, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'

  • Exod 10:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.'

    4 If you refuse to let my people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

  • Exod 4:21
    75%

    21 The LORD said to Moses, 'When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.'

  • Exod 10:20
    74%

    20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.

  • Exod 4:23
    74%

    23 and I told you to let my son go so he may worship me, but you refused to let him go. So I will kill your firstborn son.'

  • Exod 7:14
    74%

    14 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.

  • Exod 11:1
    74%

    1 The LORD said to Moses, "I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.

  • Exod 7:16
    74%

    16 Then say to him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But so far you have not listened.'

  • Exod 3:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10 'So now go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.'

    11 But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?'

  • Exod 9:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

    13 Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Get up early in the morning, present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.’

  • Exod 10:11
    73%

    11 No! Just the men may go and worship the LORD, since that's what you are asking for." And Pharaoh drove them out of his presence.

  • Exod 6:11
    73%

    11 "Go and speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, that he may let the Israelites leave his land."

  • Exod 9:30
    73%

    30 But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the Lord God.

  • Exod 10:7
    73%

    7 Pharaoh's officials said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go so that they may worship the LORD their God. Don’t you realize that Egypt is ruined?"

  • Exod 14:5
    72%

    5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!”

  • Exod 5:4
    72%

    4 But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their labor? Get back to your work."

  • Exod 14:17
    72%

    17 I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so they will pursue them. I will gain glory through Pharaoh, his entire army, his chariots, and his horsemen.

  • Num 14:13
    72%

    13 But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

  • Exod 8:28
    72%

    28 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also and would not let the people go.

  • Exod 14:3
    72%

    3 Pharaoh will think of the Israelites, 'They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has trapped them.'

  • Exod 14:8
    72%

    8 The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly.

  • Exod 8:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.

    20 And the LORD did as He said. Dense swarms of flies entered Pharaoh’s palace, the houses of his officials, and throughout Egypt, and the land was ruined because of the flies.

  • Isa 19:4
    72%

    4 I will hand over the Egyptians to a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.

  • Exod 8:1
    72%

    1 The LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds, and bring up frogs over the land of Egypt.'"

  • Exod 13:17
    71%

    17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the country of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, 'If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.'

  • 1 Sam 6:6
    71%

    6 Why do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he dealt severely with them, didn’t they let the Israelites go, and they departed?

  • Jer 42:19
    71%

    19 The LORD has spoken to you, remnant of Judah: Do not go to Egypt. Be certain of this: I have warned you today.

  • Exod 5:10
    71%

    10 So the slave drivers and overseers went out and said to the people, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will not give you any straw.'

  • Exod 9:7
    71%

    7 Pharaoh sent men to investigate and found that not even one of the livestock of the Israelites had died. Yet Pharaoh’s heart was unyielding, and he did not let the people go.