Exodus 5:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The king said, “Moses and Aaron, why are you keeping these people from working? Look how many you are keeping from doing their work. Now everyone get back to work!”

Cross References

Exodus 1:11

The Egyptians put slave bosses in charge of the people of Israel and tried to wear them down with hard work. Those bosses forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses, where the king could store his supplies.

Exodus 2:11

After Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were hard at work, and he saw an Egyptian beating one of them.

Exodus 6:5

Now I have seen how the people of Israel are suffering because of the Egyptians, and I will keep my promise.

Jeremiah 38:4

So the four of them went to the king and said, “You should put Jeremiah to death, because he is making the soldiers and everyone else lose hope. He isn't trying to help our people; he's trying to harm them.”

Amos 7:10

Amaziah the priest at Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel, “Amos is plotting against you in the very heart of Israel. Our nation cannot put up with his message for very long.

Luke 23:2

They started accusing him and said, “We caught this man trying to get our people to riot and to stop paying taxes to the Emperor. He also claims that he is the Messiah, our king.”

Acts 24:5

This man has been found to be a real pest and troublemaker for Jews all over the world. He is also a leader of a group called Nazarenes.