Exodus 6:9

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“Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.”

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BSBPD

“Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Moses speaketh so unto the sons of Israel, and they hearkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for harsh service.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 6:9 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 5:21“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
  2. Exodus 14:12Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
  3. Numbers 21:4Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
  4. Job 21:4Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?
  5. Proverbs 14:19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
  6. Proverbs 18:14The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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