Exodus 4:21

Modern English Version

The Lord said to Moses, “When you go to return into Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart, so that he shall not let the people go.

Cross References

Genesis 6:3

The Lord said, “My Spirit will not always strive with man, for he is flesh; yet his days will be one hundred and twenty years.”

1 Kings 22:22

“The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ “And he said, ‘I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “And He said, ‘You will be successful and persuade him. Go forth, and do so.’

Psalm 105:25

He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.

Psalm 78:43

when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan,

Exodus 10:1

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I might show these signs of Mine before him,

Exodus 10:20

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the Israelites go.

Exodus 10:27

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.

Exodus 11:10

So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.

Exodus 11:9

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh shall not listen to you so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

Exodus 14:17

As for Me, surely, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, so that they shall follow them, and I will be honored through Pharaoh, through all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.

Exodus 14:4

So I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he shall pursue them. And I will be honored because of Pharaoh and because of all his army, so that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

Exodus 14:8

The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the Israelites. However, the Israelites went out with confidence.

Exodus 3:19

However, I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even under a forceful hand.

Exodus 3:20

So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will perform in its midst, and after that he will let you go.

Exodus 7:13

Nonetheless, Pharaoh’s heart hardened so that he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Exodus 7:3

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 8:11

The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”

Exodus 8:15

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:32

Nevertheless, Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, nor would he let the people go.

Exodus 9:12

Moreover, the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, so that he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

Exodus 9:35

The heart of Pharaoh hardened, and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had spoken by Moses.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn and be healed.”

Isaiah 63:17

O  Lord, why have You made us to err from Your ways and hardened our heart from fearing You? Return for Your servants’ sake, the tribes of Your inheritance.

John 12:40

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.”

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not proper.

Romans 9:18

Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and He hardens whom He wills.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the one we are the fragrance of death, which brings death, and to the other the fragrance of life, which brings life. Who is sufficient for these things?

Deuteronomy 2:36

From Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, all the way to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us. The Lord our God delivered all to us.

Joshua 11:20

because the Lord hardened their hearts to engage Israel in battle. They destroyed them without mercy, to put them to death, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

1 Peter 2:8

and, “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble, because they are disobedient to the word, to which also they were appointed.