Exodus 5:5

Easy To Read Version

There are very many workers, and you are keeping them from doing their jobs.”

Cross References

1 Kings 12:14

He did what his friends told him to do. Rehoboam said, “My father forced you to work hard. So I will give you even more work. My father used whips to force you to work. I will beat you with whips that have sharp pieces of metal in them [151] to cut you!”

2 Chronicles 10:11

My father loaded you with a heavy burden. But I will make that burden heavier. My father punished you with whips. But I will punish you with whips that have sharp metal tips.’”

Exodus 2:11

Moses grew and became a man. He saw that his own people, the Hebrews, [10] were forced to work very hard. One day Moses saw an Egyptian man beating a Hebrew man.

Proverbs 14:28

A large \{wealthy\} nation brings honor to a king, but a nation suffering famine brings shame. {\cf2\super [18]}