Exodus 5:23

Translations

Modern

Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”

Traditional

For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.

Literal

And since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; and deliver—You have not delivered—Your people.”

Latin

…ex eo enim quo ingressus sum ad Pharaonem ut loquerer in nomine tuo, afflixit populum tuum: et non liberasti eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”

Notes

Exodus 5:22–23

This moment was a turning point. After the first strong response of hope (4:29–31), the promise of rescue led to doubt and anger. The people faced even harsher oppression than before.

Moses, who was called to rescue them, also began to doubt. The situation tested his faith.

Exodus 4:29–7:7

In this section, the Lord promised to rescue the Israelites. He said that he would bring them out of slavery.

At first, the people responded in a positive way. They believed what God said. However, later they faced a crisis of faith. They began to doubt God’s promise and struggled to trust him.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh Biblical Law Suffering in Following God

Related verses

Psalm 118:26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
Jeremiah 11:21
Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”
Hebrews 10:36–37
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
Isaiah 26:17–18
As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
John 5:43
I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

People

Pharaoh: Egyptian Pharaoh during the Exodus

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of

Topics

Doubting: Exemplified Egypt: Israel in Pharaoh Increases Their Affliction God: Israelites Moses: Character of Complainings of Moses: Character of Impatience of Murmuring: Against God Murmuring: Moses

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