Éxodo 6:9

9 De esta manera habló Moisés a los hijos de Israel, pero ellos no escucharon a Moisés a causa del desaliento y de la dura servidumbre.

Éxodo 6:9 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:9

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel
After this manner, and in the above words, declaring all that the Lord made known to him, and promised to do for them; which one would have thought would have revived their spirits, and refreshed and comforted their hearts under their troubles, and encouraged a lively exercise of faith and hope of deliverance: but they hearkened not unto Moses;
being disappointed of deliverance by him, and their afflictions being increased, and lying heavy upon them, they were heartless and hopeless; for anguish of spirit;
trouble of mind and grief of heart, with which they were swallowed up; or "for shortness of breath" ^F2, being so pressed that they could hardly breathe, and so were incapable of attending to what was spoken to them: and for cruel bondage;
under which they laboured, and from which they had scarce any respite, and saw no way of deliverance from it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (xwr ruqm) "ob brevem anhelitum", Munster.

Éxodo 6:9 In-Context

7 "Y os tomaré por pueblo mío, y yo seré vuestro Dios; y sabréis que yo soy el SEÑOR vuestro Dios, que os sacó de debajo de las cargas de los egipcios.

8 "Y os traeré a la tierra que juré dar a Abraham, a Isaac y a Jacob, y os la daré por heredad. Yo soy el SEÑOR."

9 De esta manera habló Moisés a los hijos de Israel, pero ellos no escucharon a Moisés a causa del desaliento y de la dura servidumbre.

10 Entonces habló el SEÑOR a Moisés, diciendo:

11 Ve, habla a Faraón, rey de Egipto, para que deje salir a los hijos de Israel de su tierra.