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Exodus 5:23

Pharaoh
DoubtDiscouragement and depressionPrayerSuffering

21 “May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”

22 So Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me?

Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”
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BSB
Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”
KJV
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
WEB
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people. You have not rescued your people at all!”
ASV
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
DARBY
For ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all!
BLB
And since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; and deliver—You have not delivered—Your people.”
ÅB
For fra den stund jeg gikk inn til Farao for å tale i ditt navn, har han gjort ille mot dette folk, og du har aldeles ikke hjulpet ditt folk.
OTB
Siden jeg gikk til farao for å tale i ditt navn, har han brakt skade over dette folket, og du har ikke befridd ditt folk i det hele tatt.»
B1930
For fra den stund jeg gikk inn til Farao for å tale i ditt navn, har han gjort ille mot dette folk, og du har aldeles ikke hjulpet ditt folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 11:21

    Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”

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  • Psalms 118:26

    Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.

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  • Hebrews 10:36–37

    You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

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  • Isaiah 26:17–18

    As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.

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  • Isaiah 28:16

    So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

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  • John 5:43

    I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

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