Exodus 1:14 “and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and w…”

Exodus 1:14

and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

World English Bible

and they made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.

American Standard Version

and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigor.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus they made them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay and in bricke, and in al worke in the fielde, with all maner of bondage, which they layde vpon them most cruelly.

Darby Translation

and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.

Young's Literal Translation

and make their lives bitter in hard service, in clay, and in brick, and in every [kind] of service in the field; all their service in which they have served [is] with rigour.

Bible in Basic English

And made their lives bitter with hard work, making building-material and bricks, and doing all sorts of work in the fields under the hardest conditions.

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Cross references

“their lives”

Acts 7:19 Numbers 20:15 Exodus 2:23 Exodus 6:9 Acts 7:34 Genesis 15:13

Acts 7:19 · BSB

He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

Numbers 20:15 · BSB

how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,

Exodus 2:23 · BSB

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.

Exodus 6:9 · BSB

Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.

Acts 7:34 · BSB

I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’

Genesis 15:13 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

“in mortar”

Psalm 81:6 Psalm 68:13 Nahum 3:14

Psalm 81:6 · BSB

“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

Psalm 68:13 · BSB

Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”

Nahum 3:14 · BSB

Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!

“was with rigour”

Isaiah 58:6 Exodus 1:13 Exodus 5:7–21 Exodus 20:2 Leviticus 25:43 Leviticus 25:46

Isaiah 58:6 · BSB

Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?

Exodus 1:13 · BSB

They worked the Israelites ruthlessly

Exodus 5:7–21 · BSB

“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.

Exodus 20:2 · BSB

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Leviticus 25:43 · BSB

You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

Leviticus 25:46 · BSB

You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13They worked the Israelites ruthlessly

15Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

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