13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
13 Yet Pharaoh's heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
13 Still Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
13 Yet Pharaoh was as stubborn as ever - he wouldn't listen to them, just as God had said. Strike One: Blood
13 And Pharaoh's heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
13 Pharaoh's heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the Lord had predicted.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 7:13
Commentary on Exodus 7:8-13
(Read Exodus 7:8-13)
What men dislike, because it opposes their pride and lusts, they will not be convinced of; but it is easy to cause them to believe things they wish to be true. God always sends with his word full proofs of its Divine authority; but when men are bent to disobey, and willing to object, he often permits a snare to be laid wherein they are entangled. The magicians were cheats, trying to copy the real miracles of Moses by secret sleights or jugglings, which to a small extent they succeeded in doing, so as to deceive the bystanders, but they were at length obliged to confess they could not any longer imitate the effects of Divine power. None assist more in the destruction of sinners, than such as resist the truth by amusing men with a counterfeit resemblance of it. Satan is most to be dreaded when transformed into an angel of light.