Exodus 4:21

New International Reader's Version

The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “When you return to Egypt, do all the amazing things I have given you the power to do. Do them in the sight of Pharaoh. But I will make him stubborn. He will not let the people go.

Cross References

Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not struggle with human beings forever. They will have only 120 years to live.”

1 Kings 22:22

“ ‘How?’ the Lord asked. “The spirit said, ‘I’ll go out and put lies in the mouths of all his prophets.’ “ ‘You will have success in getting Ahab to attack Ramoth Gilead,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’

Psalm 105:25

He made the Egyptians hate his people. The Egyptians made evil plans against them.

Psalm 78:43

They forgot how he had shown them his signs in Egypt. They forgot his miracles in the area of Zoan.

Exodus 10:1

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. I have made him stubborn. I have also made his officials stubborn so I can perform my signs among them.

Exodus 10:20

But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn. So Pharaoh wouldn’t let the people of Israel go.

Exodus 10:27

But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn. So he wouldn’t let the people go.

Exodus 11:10

Moses and Aaron performed all these amazing things in the sight of Pharaoh. But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn. He wouldn’t let the people of Israel go out of his country.

Exodus 11:9

The Lord had spoken to Moses. He had said, “Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will multiply the amazing things I will do in Egypt.”

Exodus 14:17

I will make the Egyptians stubborn. They will go in after the Israelites. I will gain glory for myself because of what will happen to Pharaoh, his army, chariots and horsemen.

Exodus 14:4

I will make Pharaoh stubborn. He will chase them. But I will gain glory for myself because of what will happen to Pharaoh and his whole army. And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” So the Israelites camped by the Red Sea.

Exodus 14:8

The Lord made Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, stubborn. So he chased the Israelites as they were marching out boldly.

Exodus 3:19

But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you and your people go. Only a mighty hand could make him do that.

Exodus 3:20

So I will reach out my hand. I will strike the Egyptians with all the amazing things I will do. After that, their king will let you go.

Exodus 7:13

In spite of that, Pharaoh became stubborn. He wouldn’t listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Exodus 7:3

But I will make Pharaoh stubborn. I will multiply the signs and amazing things I will do in Egypt.

Exodus 8:11

The frogs will leave you and your houses. They will leave your officials and your people. The frogs will remain only in the Nile River.”

Exodus 8:15

But when Pharaoh saw that the frogs were dead, he became stubborn. He wouldn’t listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:32

But Pharaoh became stubborn this time also. He wouldn’t let the people go.

Exodus 9:12

But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn. Pharaoh wouldn’t listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

Exodus 9:35

So Pharaoh was stubborn. He wouldn’t let the people of Israel go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the hearts of these people stubborn. Plug up their ears. Close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes. They might hear with their ears. They might understand with their hearts. And they might turn to me and be healed.”

Isaiah 63:17

Lord, why do you let us wander away from you? Why do you let us become so stubborn that we don’t respect you? Come back and help us. We are the tribes that belong to you.

John 12:40

“The Lord has blinded their eyes. He has closed their minds. So they can’t see with their eyes. They can’t understand with their minds. They can’t turn to the Lord. If they could, he would heal them.” (Isaiah 6:10)

Romans 1:28

They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.

Romans 9:18

So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another stubborn.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To those who are dying, we are the smell of death. To those who are being saved, we are the perfume of life. Who is able to do this work?

Deuteronomy 2:36

Not a single town was too strong for us. That includes all the towns from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon River valley all the way to Gilead. It also includes the town in the valley. The Lord our God gave us all of them.

Joshua 11:20

The Lord himself made their people stubborn. He made them go to war against Israel so he could totally destroy them. He wanted to wipe them out. He didn’t show them any mercy. The Lord had commanded Moses to destroy the Canaanites.

1 Peter 2:8

And, “It is a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall.” (Isaiah 8:14) They trip and fall because they do not obey the message. That is also what God planned for them.