◄ Exodus 6:9 ►
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Good News Translation
Moses told this to the Israelites, but they would not listen to him, because their spirit had been broken by their cruel slavery.

New Revised Standard Version
Moses told this to the Israelites; but they would not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and their cruel slavery.

Contemporary English Version
When Moses told this to the Israelites, they were too discouraged and mistreated to believe him.

New American Bible
But when Moses told this to the Israelites, they would not listen to him because of their dejection and hard slavery.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work.

hearkened

Exodus 5:21 And they said to them: The Lord see and judge, because you have, made our savour to stink before Pharao and his servants, and you have given him a sword, to kill us.

Exodus 14:12 Is not this the word that we spoke to thee in Egypt, saying: Depart from us, that we may serve the Egyptians? for it was much better to serve them, than to die in the wilderness.

Job 21:4 Is my debate against man, that I should not have just reason to be troubled?

Proverbs 14:19 The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just.

anguish.

Numbers 21:4 And they marched from mount Hor, by the way that leadeth to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom. And the people began to be weary of their journey and labour:

Context
God Promises Deliverance
…8And brought you into the land, concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: and I will give it you to possess: I am the Lord. 9And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work.10And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:…
Cross References
Exodus 1:14
And they made their life bitter with hard works in clay and brick, and with all manner of service, wherewith they were overcharged in the works of the earth.

Exodus 2:23
Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.

Exodus 6:10
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Exodus 14:12
Is not this the word that we spoke to thee in Egypt, saying: Depart from us, that we may serve the Egyptians? for it was much better to serve them, than to die in the wilderness.

Exodus 6:8
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