Exod.5.17

Exodus 5:17

KJV

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

The Cry of the Israelites

Israel’s Labor Increased

Cross References

Exodus 5:8

KJV

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Bricks and Straw

Israel’s Labor Increased

Exodus 5:16

KJV

There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

The Cry of the Israelites

Israel’s Labor Increased

Exodus 5:18

KJV

Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.