^12 (A)But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as ^(B)the Lord had spoken to Moses.

²¹ And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the ^(A)miracles that I have put in your power. But ^(B)I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

¹³ Still ^(A)Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, ^(B)as the Lord had said.

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¹⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go.

¹⁰ The fifth angel poured out his bowl on ^(A)the throne of the beast, and ^(B)its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish ¹¹ and cursed ^(C)the God of heaven for their pain and ^(D)sores. ^(E)They did not repent of their deeds.