When the king saw that the frogs were dead, he became stubborn again and, just as the LORD had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go and see the king. I have made him and his officials stubborn, in order that I may perform these miracles among them

But the LORD made the king stubborn, and he did not let the Israelites go.

The LORD made the king stubborn, and he would not let them go.

and made their hearts as hard as rock. Because they would not listen to the teaching which I sent through the prophets who lived long ago, I became very angry.

I told you to let my son go, so that he might worship me, but you refused. Now I am going to kill your first-born son.' "

If you refuse, I will punish your country by covering it with frogs.

If you again refuse to let them go,

If you keep on refusing, then I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow.

But if you defy me, you are doomed to die. I, the LORD, have spoken."

Why then, my people, do you turn away from me without ever turning back? You cling to your idols and refuse to return to me.

(SEE 9:5)

Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape, then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven!