Now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’ ”
Exodus 5:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Go now and work, for no straw shall be given you, but you shall still deliver the same number of bricks.” More versionsKing 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. |
Now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’ ”
He said, “You are lazy, lazy; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
The Israelite supervisors saw that they were in trouble when they were told, “You shall not lessen your daily number of bricks.”
Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power—with 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, he died for his iniquity.