Exodus 5:12

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So the people went everywhere in Egypt looking for straw.

Cross References

Exodus 15:7

In your great majesty you destroyed the men who stood against you. Your anger destroyed them, like fire burning straw.

Exodus 5:11

You must go and get the straw for yourselves. So go and find straw. But you must still make as many bricks as you made before.”

Exodus 5:13

The slave masters forced the people to work even harder. They forced the people to make as many bricks as before.

Isaiah 47:14

“But those men will not even be able\par to save themselves.\par They will burn like straw.\par They will burn so fast that\par there will be no coals left\par to cook bread with.\par There will be no fire left to sit by.\par

Isaiah 5:24

\{Bad things will happen to those people\}. Their descendants {\cf2\super [55]} will be completely destroyed—like straw and leaves are burned by fire. Their descendants will be destroyed like a root \{that dies and\} becomes dust. Their descendants will be destroyed like a fire destroys a flower—the ashes blow away in the wind.

Joel 2:5

Listen to them.\par It is like the noise of chariots {\cf2\super [11]} \par riding over the mountains.\par It is like the noise of flames\par burning the chaff. {\cf2\super [12]} \par They are a powerful people.\par They are ready for war.\par

Nahum 1:10

You will be completely destroyed\par like thorn bushes burning under a pot.\par You will be destroyed quickly\par like dry weeds that burn fast.\par

1 Corinthians 3:12

A person can build on that foundation, using gold, silver, jewels, wood, grass, or straw.