Exodus 1:12

New Living Translation

But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites multiplied and spread, and the more alarmed the Egyptians became.

Cross References

Genesis 46:3

“I am God, the God of your father,” the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation.

Nehemiah 9:23

You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and brought them into the land you had promised to their ancestors.

Job 5:2

Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.

Psalm 105:24

And the Lord multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.

Psalm 107:38

How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.

Exodus 1:20

So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful.

Exodus 1:7

But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.

Exodus 1:9

He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.

Proverbs 21:30

No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.

Numbers 22:3

And when the people of Moab saw how many Israelites there were, they were terrified.

John 12:19

Then the Pharisees said to each other, “There’s nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!”

Romans 8:28

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

Deuteronomy 26:5

“You must then say in the presence of the Lord your God, ‘My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live as a foreigner in Egypt. His family arrived few in number, but in Egypt they became a large and mighty nation.