Bible Cross References
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Job 39:7
They keep far away from the noisy cities, and no one can tame them and make them work.
Exodus 5:6-8
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That same day the king commanded the Egyptian slave drivers and the Israelite foremen:
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"Stop giving the people straw for making bricks. Make them go and find it for themselves.
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But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before, not one brick less. They don't have enough work to do, and that is why they keep asking me to let them go and offer sacrifices to their God!
Exodus 5:15-19
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Then the foremen went to the king and complained, "Why do you do this to us, Your Majesty?
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We are given no straw, but we are still ordered to make bricks! And now we are being beaten. It is your people that are at fault."
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The king answered, "You are lazy and don't want to work, and that is why you ask me to let you go and offer sacrifices to the LORD.
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Now get back to work! You will not be given any straw, but you must still make the same number of bricks."
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The foremen realized that they were in trouble when they were told that they had to make the same number of bricks every day as they had made before.
Judges 4:3
Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he ruled the people of Israel with cruelty and violence for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help.
Isaiah 14:3
The LORD will give the people of Israel relief from their pain and suffering and from the hard work they were forced to do.
Isaiah 14:4
When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say: "The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again!