“But suppose you say, ‘We won’t stay in this land.’ If you do, you will be disobeying the Lord your God.
Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him? Why should I let Israel go? I don’t even know the Lord. And I won’t let Israel go.”
‘Stay in this land. Then I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will plant you. I will not pull you up by the roots. I have decided to stop bringing trouble on you.
“We won’t listen to the message you have spoken to us in the Lord’s name!