Exodus 5:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ “Stop giving the people straw for making bricks. Make them go and find it for themselves. ⁸ But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before, not one brick less. They don't have enough work to do, and that is why they keep asking me to let them go and offer sacrifices to their God! ⁹ Make them work harder and keep them busy, so that they won't have time to listen to a pack of lies.”