Exodus 5:8

New International Version

But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’

Cross References

Psalm 106:41

He gave them into the hands of the nations, and their foes ruled over them.

Exodus 1:11

So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

Exodus 5:17

Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’

Exodus 5:19

The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.”

Exodus 5:7

“You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw.

Exodus 5:9

Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”