"You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw. Cross References Genesis 11:3 And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar. Exodus 5:6 That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen: Exodus 5:8 But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.' Treasury of Scripture You shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. straw. |
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