Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

Bible References

General references

Deuteronomy 4:20
But you are Jehovah's people! He led you through fiery trials and rescued you from Egypt.
Exodus 1:11
So the Egyptians put slave masters over them in order to oppress them through forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply (storage) cities for Pharaoh.
Exodus 5:9
Make the work harder for these people so that they will be too busy to listen to lies.