Exodus 1:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 1:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 1:14 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 1:14 — KJV
“And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.”
— Exodus 1:14 (KJV)
Exodus 1:14 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 1:14
“And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:14: made, hard, bondage
“And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:14: made, service, serve
“And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:14: made, field, wherein
“For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:14: bondage, wherein, serve
“Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:14: made, service, serve
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