The Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts and plans they formed in their hearts were only evil every day.

The Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with sorrow.

The Lord smelled the pleasant aroma. The Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the soil anymore because of man, for the thoughts he forms in his heart are evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike every living thing, as I have done.

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to someone who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?”

Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? Even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this with a sincere heart and innocent hands.”

God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this with a sincere heart, so I also prevented you from sinning against me. That is why I did not allow you to touch her.

Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

He said to his brothers, “My money has been returned! Look, there it is, in my bag!” Their hearts sank, and they turned to one another trembling and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

The Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, make sure that you perform in the presence of Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put into your hand. However, I will make his heart hard, and he will not let the people go.

But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn. I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.

But Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

The First Plague: Blood

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding. He refuses to let the people go.

But the magicians of Egypt did the same thing by their occult practices. So Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had told them.

Pharaoh turned and went to his palace. He did not take to heart even this.

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he made his heart unyielding and did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

The magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Pharaoh made his heart unyielding this time also, and he did not let the people go.

Pharaoh checked and found out that not even one of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was unyielding, and he did not let the people go.

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

But those who did not take the word of the Lord to heart left their servants and livestock in the field.

But when Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he sinned again. He and his officials made their hearts unyielding.

Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.

The Eighth Plague: Locusts

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart unyielding, and his officials’ hearts too, so that I may perform these signs of mine in their midst,

But the Lord made Pharaoh’s heart hard, and he did not let the Israelites go.

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.