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as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh; and he did not heed them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the LORD hardened Pharaoh&#8217s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart with strength, and he did not listen to them, just as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen <i>or</i> pay attention to them, just as the LORD had told Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had told Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened Pharaoh&#8217s heart and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had told Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everything happened just as the LORD had told Moses--he made the king too stubborn to listen to Moses and Aaron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the LORD made the king stubborn and, just as the LORD had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD made Pharaoh's heart stubborn so that he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had told Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened Pharaoh?s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted to Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had spoken to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not to them; as the LORD had spoke to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken to Moses. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH strengthens the heart of Pharaoh, and he has not listened to them, as YHWH has spoken to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, and he hath not hearkened unto them, as Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will bind fast the heart of Pharaoh, and he heard not to them: as Jehovah spake to Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord hardened Pharao's heart, and he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had spoken to Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH hardened the heart of Pharaoh and he did not listen to them, as LORD JEHOVAH had said to Moshe.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord hardened Pharao's heart, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord appointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/9-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=2045" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/9.htm">The Sixth Plague: Boils</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">But the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: way·ḥaz·zêq (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">hardened</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and he would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">had said</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">to Moses.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a></span><br />The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3</a></span><br />But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/11-10.htm">Exodus 11:10</a></span><br />Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-4.htm">Exodus 14:4</a></span><br />And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-17.htm">Exodus 14:17</a></span><br />And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deuteronomy 2:30</a></span><br />But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">Joshua 11:20</a></span><br />For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Isaiah 63:17</a></span><br />Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-11.htm">Mark 4:11-12</a></span><br />He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables, / so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-11.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:11-12</a></span><br />For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he listened not to them; as the LORD had spoken to Moses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Exodus 7:13,14</a></b></br> And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11,12</a></b></br> But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/9-7.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/9-7.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/exodus/7-22.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/exodus/9-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/exodus/9-11.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/exodus/9-7.htm">Stubborn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/9-31.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/9-35.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/9-34.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/exodus/16-20.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/9-35.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/exodus/10-20.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/exodus/9-35.htm">Stubborn</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">The plague on livestock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">The plague of boils</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">The message of Moses about the hail,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">The plague of hail</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Pharaoh pleads with Moses, but yet is hardened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart</b><br>This phrase indicates divine intervention in Pharaoh's decision-making process. In the context of the plagues, it shows God's sovereignty over human affairs. The hardening of Pharaoh's heart is a recurring theme in Exodus, emphasizing God's control and the fulfillment of His purposes. This hardening can be seen as a judicial act, where God confirms Pharaoh in his own stubbornness. It also serves to demonstrate God's power and glory, as seen in <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a>, where Paul discusses God's right to show mercy or harden whom He wills. Theologically, this raises questions about free will and divine sovereignty, which have been debated throughout church history.<p><b>and he would not listen to them</b><br>Pharaoh's refusal to listen to Moses and Aaron is a direct result of his hardened heart. This stubbornness is a key factor in the narrative, leading to the escalation of plagues. It highlights the spiritual blindness and pride that can prevent individuals from responding to God's message. In a broader biblical context, this can be compared to the parables of Jesus, where those who have hardened hearts are unable to perceive the truth (<a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a>). Pharaoh's resistance serves as a warning against the dangers of pride and disobedience to God's commands.<p><b>just as the LORD had said to Moses</b><br>This phrase underscores the fulfillment of God's word and His foreknowledge. God had previously informed Moses that Pharaoh would not easily let the Israelites go (<a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a>). This assurance to Moses is a reminder of God's omniscience and the certainty of His plans. It also serves to strengthen Moses' faith and resolve, knowing that the unfolding events are part of God's divine plan. This theme of prophecy and fulfillment is prevalent throughout Scripture, reinforcing the reliability and authority of God's word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who demonstrates His power and sovereignty over Egypt and its gods.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened by God, leading to his refusal to release the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, and the setting for the plagues that demonstrate God's power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a></b><br>A series of divine judgments on Egypt, designed to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all events, including the hearts of rulers and nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God hardens hearts, individuals are still responsible for their responses to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_mercy.htm">Divine Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>Understand that God's judgments serve a purpose in His redemptive plan, often leading to opportunities for repentance and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Like Moses, we are called to obey God's instructions, even when facing opposition or hard-heartedness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_a_hardened_heart.htm">The Danger of a Hardened Heart</a></b><br>Guard against hardening your heart to God's voice, remaining open and responsive to His leading.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_harden_pharaoh's_heart_if_free_will.htm">If God created humans with free will, why does He harden Pharaoh’s heart (Exodus 9:12)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_32_align_with_aaron's_role.htm">How does the portrayal of Aaron's role in Exodus 32 align with other biblical depictions of him, and does it reveal inconsistencies across different texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/if_god_hardened_pharaoh's_heart,_why_blame_him.htm">If Exodus 14:17 says God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, how can Pharaoh be held responsible for his actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_harden_hearts.htm">Why does God cause people's hearts to harden?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh.</span>--The judicial punitive hardening of Pharaoh's heart by God Himself now began. As with the heathen in later times, "because they did not like to retain God in their knowledge. God gave them over to a reprobate mind" (<a href="/romans/1-28.htm" title="And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;">Romans 1:28</a>), so now with Pharaoh: because he had twice hardened himself--i.e., resisted an impression made upon him, and crushed his inclination to yield to it (<a href="/exodus/8-15.htm" title="But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and listened not to them; as the LORD had said.">Exodus 8:15</a>; <a href="/exodus/8-32.htm" title="And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.">Exodus 8:32</a>), God hardened him. (See the comment on <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, When you go to return into Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in your hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.">Exodus 4:21</a>.)<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart</span>. Up to this time the hardening of Pharaoh's heart has been ascribed to himself, or expressed indefinitely as a process that was continually going on - now for the first time it is positively stated that God hardened his heart, as he had threatened that he would (<a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a>). On the general law of God's dealings with wicked men, see the comment on the above passage <p> CHAPTER 9:13-26 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/9-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hardened</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḥaz·zêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pharaoh’s</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heart,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he would not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had told</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/9-12.htm">OT Law: Exodus 9:12 Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh (Exo. 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