Exodus 7:14Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
The setting
Private conversation between God and Moses, likely in Moses' tent or on Mount Sinai. God is explaining why the miracle didn't work...
The emotion here: divine frustration mixed with determined justice
The original word
kaved (כָּבֵד) — heavy, weighty, stubborn from pride and position
Why it matters
Pharaohs controlled the Nile's irrigation, making them literally life-and-death rulers over Egypt
Read with care
What most readers miss in Exodus 7:14
God is diagnosing the problem before prescribing the solution — escalation is coming
Common misconceptionPeople think this means God was surprised by Pharaoh's refusal, but God predicted this exact response in Exodus 4:21. This is confirmation, not shock.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Exodus 7:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Exodus 7:14 comes from the book of Exodus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include stubbornness, oppression. Notable phrases: Pharaoh's heart is stubborn; refuses to let the people go.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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