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Exodus 9:12 KJV
Exodus · chapter 9 · verse 12
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.Exodus 9:12 · King James Version
Exodus 9:12 in context
10And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
11And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
12And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
13And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- hearkenedshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- hardenedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- spokendâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Observe here, concerning the plague of boils and blains, I. When they were not wrought upon by the death of their cattle, God sent a plague that seized their own bodies, and touched them to the quick. If less judgments do not do their work, God will send greater.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-12