At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
Exodus 9:34 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart, he and his officials. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more, and toughened and stiffened his hard heart, he and his servants. American Standard Version (1901) And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. Common English Bible But when Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he sinned again. Pharaoh and his officials became stubborn. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Pharaoh, seeing that the rain, and the hail, and the thunders had ceased, added to his sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Pharao seeing that the rain and the hail, and the thunders were ceased, increased his sin. |
At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
But he did not humble himself before the Lord like his father Manasseh humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate , and hardened his heart against returning to the Lord, the God of Israel.
The Lord instructed Moses, ‘When you go back to Egypt, make sure you do before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart , so that he won’t let the people go.
Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Pharaoh’s heart is hard: He refuses to let the people go.
But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
Moses left Pharaoh and the city, and spread out his hands to the Lord. Then the thunder and hail ceased, and rain no longer poured down on the land.
So Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not let the Israelites go, as the Lord had said through Moses.
Because the sentence against an evil act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit evil.
Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When he afflicted them, didn’t they send Israel away, and Israel left?