Exodus 5:19

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then the officers of the children of Israel sawe them selues in an euill case, because it was saide, Ye shall diminish nothing of your bricke, nor of euery dayes taske.

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  • Deut 32:36 : 36 For the Lorde shall iudge his people, and repent towarde his seruants, when hee seeth that their power is gone, and none shut vp in holde nor left abroad.
  • Eccl 4:1 : 1 So I turned and considered all the oppressions that are wrought vnder the sunne, and beholde the teares of the oppressed, and none comforteth them: and lo, the strength is of the hand of them that oppresse them, & none comforteth them.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 (5:7) If in a countrey thou seest the oppression of the poore, and the defrauding of iudgement and iustice, be not astonied at the matter: for hee that is higher then the highest, regardeth, and there be higher then they.

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  • Exod 5:4-18
    15 verses
    86%

    4Then saide the King of Egypt vnto them, Moses & Aaron, why cause ye the people to cease from their workes? get you to your burdens.

    5Pharaoh saide furthermore, Behold, much people is nowe in the lande, and ye make them leaue their burdens.

    6Therefore Pharaoh gaue commandement the same day vnto the taskemasters of the people, and to their officers, saying,

    7Ye shall giue the people no more strawe, to make bricke ( as in time past) but let them goe and gather them strawe them selues:

    8Notwithstanding lay vpon them the nober of bricke, which they made in time past, diminish nothing thereof: for they be idle, therefore they crie, saying, Let vs go to offer sacrifice vnto our God.

    9Lay more worke vpon the men, & cause them to do it, & let the not regard vaine words.

    10Then went the taskemasters of the people and their officers out, and tolde the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will giue you no more strawe.

    11Goe your selues, get you strawe where yee can finde it, yet shall nothing of your labour bee diminished.

    12Then were the people scattered abroade throughout all the land of Egypt, for to gather stubble in steade of strawe.

    13And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Finish your dayes worke euery dayes taske, as ye did when ye had strawe.

    14And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaohs taskemasters had set ouer them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore haue ye not fulfilled your taske in making bricke yesterday and to daye, as in times past?

    15Then the officers of the children of Israel came, & cryed vnto Pharaoh, saying, Wherfore dealest thou thus with thy seruants?

    16There is no strawe giuen to thy seruantes, and they say vnto vs, Make bricke: and loe, thy seruants are beaten, and thy people is blamed.

    17But he said, Ye are to much idle: therfore ye say, Let vs goe to offer sacrifice to the Lord.

    18Goe therefore nowe and worke: for there shall no strawe be giuen you, yet shall yee deliuer the whole tale of bricke.

  • Exod 5:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20And they met Moses and Aaron, which stood in their way as they came out fro Pharaoh,

    21To whom they said, The Lord looke vpon you and iudge: for yee haue made our sauour to stinke before Pharaoh and before his seruants, in that ye haue put a sword in their hand to slay vs.

  • Exod 1:11-14
    4 verses
    75%

    11Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, to keepe the vnder with burdens: and they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures of Pharaoh.

    12But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

    13Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

    14Thus they made them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay & in bricke, & in al worke in the fielde, with all maner of bondage, which they layde vpon them most cruelly.

  • Exod 6:9
    71%

    9So Moses told the children of Israel thus: but they hearkened not vnto Moses, for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage.

  • Exod 14:5
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    5Then it was told the King of Egypt, that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his seruants was turned against the people, and they sayde, Why haue we this done, and haue let Israel go out of our seruice?

  • Deut 26:6
    70%

    6And the Egyptians vexed vs, and troubled vs, and laded vs with cruell bondage.