Moses proclaims God’s Word to the people, but the people do not listen.
This is in line with Exodus 5:21, where Moses is blamed for the fact that their work as slaves has only become harder. Contrary to what it showed in Exodus 4:31 (they believed
), they have no trust in the promises (and the oath!) of God.
9 Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.