Exodus 5:16

God's Word

We’re given no straw, and yet we’re told to make bricks. We’re being beaten, but your men are at fault.”

Cross References

Genesis 11:3

They said to one another, “Let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used bricks as stones and tar  as mortar.

1 Kings 12:14

He spoke to them as the young men advised. He said, “If my father made your burden heavy, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.”

Exodus 5:15

Then the Israelite foremen complained to Pharaoh. They asked, “Why are you treating us this way?

Exodus 5:17

“You’re lazy! ⌞Just plain⌟ lazy!” Pharaoh answered. “That’s why you keep saying, ‘Let us go offer sacrifices to the Lord.’

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Next, I turned to look at all the acts of oppression that make people suffer under the sun. Look at the tears of those who suffer! No one can comfort them. Their oppressors have ⌞all⌟ the power. No one can comfort those who suffer.

Ezekiel 16:4

When you were born, your umbilical cord wasn’t cut. You weren’t washed with water to make you clean. You weren’t rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloth.