Exodus 1:14

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And they led their life directly into bitterness, with hard work in clay and brick, and with all kinds of servitude, so that they were being overwhelmed with the works of the land.

Cross References

Genesis 15:13

And it was said to him: "Know beforehand that your future offspring will be sojourners in a land not their own, and they will subjugate them in servitude and afflict them for four hundred years.

1 Kings 12:14

And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: "My father weighed down your yoke, but I will add more to your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions."

Psalm 129:1

A Canticle in steps. From the depths, I have cried out to you, O Lord.

Psalm 68:13

Those who sat at the gate spoke against me, and those who drank wine made me their song.

Psalm 81:6

I said: You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.

Exodus 1:11

And so he set over them masters of the works, in order to afflict them with burdens. And they built for Pharaoh the cities of the tabernacles: Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 1:13

And the Egyptians hated the sons of Israel, and they afflicted them and mocked them.

Exodus 1:15

Then the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews, (one of whom one was called Shiphrah, another Puah)

Exodus 2:23

In truth, after a long time, the king of Egypt was dead. And the sons of Israel, groaning, cried out because of the works. And their cry ascended to God from the works.

Exodus 20:2

"I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, out of the house of servitude.

Exodus 6:9

And so, Moses explained all these things to the sons of Israel, who did not agree with him, because of their anguish of spirit and very difficult work.

Proverbs 28:15

An impious leader over a poor people is like a roaring lion and a hungry bear.

Isaiah 10:24

For this reason, the Lord, the God of hosts, says this: "My people, who inhabit Zion: do not be afraid of Assur. He will strike you with his rod, and he will lift up his staff over you, on the way of Egypt.

Isaiah 14:6

which struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, which subjugated the nations in fury, which persecuted with cruelty.

Isaiah 51:23

And I will set it in the hand of those who have humiliated you, and who have said to your soul: "Bow down, so that we pass over." And you placed your body on the ground, as a path for them to pass over.

Isaiah 52:5

And now, what is left for me here, says the Lord? For my people have been taken away without cause. Their lords treat them unjustly, says the Lord. And my name is being continually blasphemed all day long.

Isaiah 58:6

Is not this, instead, the kind of fast that I have chosen? Release the constraints of impiety; relieve the burdens that oppress; freely forgive those who are broken; and break apart every burden.

Leviticus 25:43

Do not afflict him by power, but be fearful of your God.

Leviticus 25:46

and, by the right of inheritance, you shall transmit them to your posterity, and you shall possess them forever. But do not oppress your brothers, the sons of Israel, by power.

Leviticus 25:53

his wages being charged by what served before. He shall not afflict him violently in your sight.

Micah 3:3

They have devoured the flesh of my people, and have stripped their skin from over them, and they have shattered and chopped their bones, as if for the kettle, and like flesh in the middle of the pot.

Nahum 3:14

Draw in water because of the blockade; build up your fortresses. Go into the clay and tread; work it to make brick.

Numbers 20:15

how our fathers descended into Egypt, and we lived there for a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted both us and our fathers,

Acts 7:19

This one, encompassing our kindred, afflicted our fathers, so that they would expose their infants, lest they be kept alive.

Acts 7:34

Certainly, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning. And so, I am coming down to free them. And now, go forth and I will send you into Egypt.'

Deuteronomy 26:6

And the Egyptians afflicted us, and they persecuted us, imposing upon us the most grievous burdens.

Deuteronomy 4:20

But the Lord has taken you up, and led you away from the iron furnaces of Egypt, in order to have a people of inheritance, just as it is to the present day.

Ruth 1:20

But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi (that is, beautiful), but call me Mara (that is, bitter). For the Almighty has greatly filled me with bitterness.