Exodus 5:23 - Exposition

He hath done evil to this people . See above, Exodus 5:7-9 , and Exodus 5:14 . Pharaoh had increased the burdens of the whole nation, and in this way "done evil" to them. He had also brought the punishment of scourging on a number of the chiefs. Neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. The promised deliverance ( Exodus 3:8 , Exodus 3:20 ) had not come—there was no sign of it—the people was suffering under a more cruel bondage than ever.