God’s Word Translation
Exodus 7:13
13Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to them, as the Lord had predicted.
Exodus 7:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Still Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
Context of Exodus 7:13
11Then Pharaoh sent for his wise men and sorcerers. These Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells. 12Each of them threw his staff down, and they all became large snakes. But Aaron’s staff swallowed theirs. Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to them, as the Lord had predicted. 14Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh is being stubborn. He refuses to let my people go. 15In the morning meet Pharaoh when he’s on his way to the Nile. Wait for him on the bank of the river. Take along the staff that turned into a snake.
Read all of Exodus 7Exodus 7:13 word by word
וַיֶּחֱזַק֙ לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 7:13
- Exodus 7:4Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will use my power to punish Egypt severely, and I will bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt in organized family groups.
- Exodus 4:21The Lord said to Moses, “When you get back to Egypt, see that you show Pharaoh all the amazing things that I have given you the power to do. But I will make him stubborn so that he will not let the people go.
- Exodus 8:15When Pharaoh saw that the plague was over, he became stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the Lord had predicted.
- Exodus 10:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. I have made him and his officials stubborn so that I can do these miraculous signs among them.
- Exodus 14:17I am making the Egyptians so stubborn that they will follow the Israelites. I will receive honor because of what I will do to Pharaoh, his entire army, his chariots, and cavalry.
- Deuteronomy 2:30But King Sihon of Heshbon wouldn’t allow us to pass through. The Lord your God made him stubborn and overconfident in order to hand him over to you, as he has now done.
- Zechariah 7:11“But people refused to pay attention. They shrugged their shoulders at me and shut their ears so that they couldn’t hear.
- Romans 1:28And because they thought it was worthless to acknowledge God, God allowed their own immoral minds to control them. So they do these indecent things.
- Romans 2:5Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.
- Hebrews 3:7As the Holy Spirit says, “If you hear God speak today, don’t be stubborn.
Commentaries on Exodus 7:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And he hardened Pharaoh's heart - פרעה לב ויחזק vaiyechezak leb Paroh, "And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened," the identical words which in Exodus 7:22; are thus translated, and which should have been rendered in the same way here, lest the hardening, which was evidently the effect of his own obstinate shutting of his eyes against the truth, should be attributed to God. See Clarke's note on Exodus 4:21.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And he hardened - Or Pharaoh‘s heart was hardened. See Exodus 4:21.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 What men dislike, because it opposes their pride and lusts, they will not be convinced of; but it is easy to cause them to believe things they wish to be true. God always sends with his word full proofs of its Divine authority; but when men are bent to disobey, and willing to object, he often permits a snare to be laid wherein they are entangled. The magicians were cheats, trying to copy the real miracles of Moses by secret sleights or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13Through the plagues, God showed that the Egyptians’ gods were not true sources of life. People believed these gods gave life and protection, but they could not save anyone. Instead of bringing life, they were linked with death when compared to the Lord. Only the Lord has the power to give life (see 12:12; 18:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. the Lord said unto Moses--He is here encouraged to wait again on the king--not, however, as formerly, in the attitude of a humble suppliant, but now armed with credentials as God's ambassador, and to make his demand in a tone and manner which no earthly monarch or court ever witnessed. I have made thee a god--"made," that is, set, appointed; "a god"; that is, he was to act in this business as God's representative, to act and speak in His name and to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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