So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, and he did not release the Israelites, as the Lord had predicted through Moses.
But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, not even under force.
The Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.
Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.
When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder ceased, he sinned again: both he and his servants hardened their hearts.