The more they afflicted them, &c.— The expression in the original is more energetic than any of the preceding in Exodus 1:7. יפרצ iprotz, rendered grew, signifies, properly, to break forth, and expand itself with impetuosity, like a rapid river, which swells and gathers force by being confined. Vain are the counsels of men against the providence of God! His blessing can turn the means they employ to oppress into the greatest advantages. There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. Proverbs 19:21.
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Exodus 1:12
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.