Exodus 5:19

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, ‘You cannot reduce your daily quota of bricks.’

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see oppression of the poor  and perversion of justice and righteousness in the province, don’t be astonished at the situation,  because one official protects another official, and higher officials protect them.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun.  Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them.

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord will indeed vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees that their strength is gone and no one is left #– #slave or free.

Exodus 5:8

But require the same quota of bricks from them as they were making before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy #– #that is why they are crying out,  “Let us go and sacrifice to our God.”

Exodus 5:18

Now get to work. No straw will be given to you, but you must produce the same quantity of bricks.’

Exodus 5:20

When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.