Exodus 11:9

ESV Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."

NIV The Lord had said to Moses, "Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you—so that my wonders may be multiplied in Egypt."

NASB Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt.'

CSB The Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."

NLT Now the Lord had told Moses earlier, 'Pharaoh will not listen to you, but then I will do even more mighty miracles in the land of Egypt.'

KJV And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

NKJV But the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not heed you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

What does Exodus 11:9 mean?

This is the second time the Lord explicitly explains that Pharaoh will refuse to listen to Moses (Exodus 7:4). He told Moses from the beginning that Egypt's king would be hard-headed and require extreme measures to convince (Exodus 3:19–20; 4:21–23). Most of this was Pharaoh's own choice (Exodus 5:2; 7:14, 22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7, 34). Eventually, the Lord stopped extending Pharoah more time to repent (Proverbs 29:1) and began to use him as an illustration of divine wrath (Exodus 4:21–23; 10:1–2). God intends to use these events as a lesson for all of history.

Moses is angry (Exodus 11:8) but the Lord reminds him that this is all part of His expected plan. The final plague (Exodus 11:4–7) will finally inspire Egypt to release the captive nation of Israel (Exodus 12:30–33).

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