Exodus 9 · Verse 12

Exodus 9:12

And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.
Exodus 9:12, King James Version

Exodus 9:12 in other translations

BSBBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
WEBThe LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he didn’t listen to them, as the LORD had spoken to Moses.
ASVAnd Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken unto Moses.
YLTAnd Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, and he hath not hearkened unto them, as Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses.
DARBYAnd Jehovah made Pharaoh's heart stubborn, and he did not hearken to them, as Jehovah had told Moses.
BBEAnd the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard, and he would not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.
WebsterAnd the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not to them; as the LORD had spoke to Moses.

What does Exodus 9:12 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 9:8-12

When the Egyptians were not wrought upon by the death of their cattle, God sent a plague that seized their own bodies. If lesser judgments do not work, God will send greater. Sometimes God shows men their sin in their punishment. They had oppressed Israel in the furnaces, and now the ashes of the furnace are made a terror to them. The plague itself was very grievous. The magicians themselves were struck with these…

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Exodus 9:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.Zekand he made strongH2388
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
לֵ֣בlev[the] heart ofH3820
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'he listenedH8085
אֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.Hemto themH413
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe had saidH1696
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \סmo.ShehMosesH4872

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Cross references for Exodus 9:12

  • Exodus 4:21

    And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

  • Psalms 81:11-12

    But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

  • Exodus 7:13-14

    And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

  • Revelation 16:10-11

    And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:21; 7:13,14; Ps 81:11,12; Re 16:10,11Hardness of heart is a figurative expression, denoting that insensibility of mind upon which neither judgments nor mercies make any abiding impressions; but the conscience being stupefied, the obdurate rebel persists in determined disobedience.

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Context

  • Exodus 9:11

    And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

  • Exodus 9:12

    And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.

  • Exodus 9:13

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

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Exodus 9:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jehová endureció el corazón de Faraón, y no los oyó; como Jehová lo había dicho á Moisés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel endurcit le cœur du Pharaon, et il ne les écouta pas, comme l’ Éternel avait dit à Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova verhärtete das Herz des Pharao, und er hörte nicht auf sie, so wie Jehova zu Mose geredet hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Induravitque Dominus cor Pharaonis, et non audivit eos, sicut locutus est Dominus ad Moysen.