And now, whereas my father laid upon you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’ ”
Exodus 5:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Go now, and work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Get out now and get to work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the full quota of bricks. American Standard Version (1901) Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks. Common English Bible Go and get back to work! No straw will be given to you, but you still need to make the same number of bricks.” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, go and work. Straw will not be given to you, and you will return the customary number of bricks." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Go therefore, and work. Straw shall not be given you; and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks. |
And now, whereas my father laid upon you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’ ”
But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in evil plight, when they said, “You shall by no means lessen your daily number of bricks.”
Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.
As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.