and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh. Cross References Acts 7:19 He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die. Exodus 1:11 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. Exodus 1:13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly Exodus 1:15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, Exodus 2:23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. Exodus 6:9 Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him. Leviticus 25:43 You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God. Numbers 20:15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, 1 Kings 12:14 and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, "Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions." Proverbs 28:15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. Treasury of Scripture And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigor. their lives. Exodus 2:23 Exodus 6:9 Genesis 15:13 in mortar. Psalm 68:13 Psalm 81:6 Nahum 3:14 was with rigour. Exodus 1:13 Exodus 5:7-21 Exodus 20:2 |