Exodus 6:9 meaning and explanation
Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
Exodus 6:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses has just given the Israelites God's promise to free them from Egypt (verses 6 to 8), but they cannot take it in. The Hebrew for broken spirit suggests shortness of breath, a crushing discouragement, and the verse links it to their cruel bondage, the forced labor under the Egyptians.
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