Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Pharaoh'sheartis stubborn;he refusesto letthe peoplego.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Goto Pharaoh,for I have hardenedhis heartand the heartof his servants,that I may performthesesignsof Mine amongthem,
But the LORDhardenedPharaoh'sheart,and he did not letthe sonsof Israelgo.
But the LORDhardenedPharaoh'sheart,and he was not willingto letthem go.
For ifyou refuseto letMy peoplego,behold,tomorrowI will bringlocustsinto your territory.
"But I knowthat the kingof Egyptwill not permityou to go,exceptunder compulsion.
"So I saidto you, 'LetMy songothat he may serveMe'; but you have refusedto lethim go.Behold,I will killyour son,your firstborn."'"
Yet Pharaoh'sheartwas hardened,and he did not listento them, as the LORDhad said.
"Goto Pharaohin the morningas he is goingout to the water,and stationyourselfto meethim on the bankof the Nile;and you shall takein your handthe staffthat was turnedinto a serpent.
"The frogswill departfrom you and your housesand your servantsand your people;they will be leftonlyin the Nile."
But when Pharaohsawthat there was relief,he hardenedhis heartand did not listento them, as the LORDhad said.
"But ifyou refuseto let[them] go,behold,I will smiteyour wholeterritorywith frogs.
"For ifyou refuseto let[them] goand continueto holdthem,
But when Pharaohsawthat the rainand the hailand the thunderhad ceased,he sinnedagainand hardenedhis heart,he and his servants.
Pharaohsent,and behold,there was not evenoneof the livestockof Israeldead.But the heartof Pharaohwas hardened,and he did not letthe peoplego.
"But ifyou refuseand rebel,You will be devouredby the sword."Truly,the mouthof the LORDhas spoken.
"Whythen has thispeople,Jerusalem,Turnedawayin continualapostasy?They holdfastto deceit,They refuseto return.
"Your dwellingis in the midstof deceit;Through deceitthey refuseto knowMe," declaresthe LORD.
"They madetheir hearts[like] flintsothat they could not hearthe lawand the wordswhichthe LORDof hostshad sentby His Spiritthroughthe formerprophets;therefore greatwrathcamefrom the LORDof hosts.
"But Sihonkingof Heshbonwas not willingfor us to passthrough his land; for the LORDyour Godhardenedhis spiritand madehis heartobstinate,in orderto deliverhim into your hand,as [he is] today.
Seeto it that you do not refuseHim who is speaking.For ifthosedid not escapewhen they refusedhim who warned[them] on earth,muchless[will] we [escape] who turn awayfrom Him who [warns] from heaven.
"Whythen do you hardenyour heartsas the Egyptiansand Pharaohhardenedtheir hearts?WhenHe had severelydealtwith them, did they not allow the people to go,and they departed?
