Exodus 10:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.”
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“But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, and he hath not sent the sons of Israel away.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 10:20 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 3:19But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
- Exodus 4:21The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.
- Exodus 7:13Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 9:12But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
- Exodus 10:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them,
- Exodus 10:27But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.
- Exodus 11:10Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.
- Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
- Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
- John 12:39For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
- Romans 9:18Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).