Exodus 1:12-14

Amplified Bible

¹² But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and expanded, so that the Egyptians dreaded and were exasperated by the Israelites. ¹³ And the Egyptians made the Israelites serve rigorously [forcing them into severe slavery]. ¹⁴ They made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar, brick, and all kinds of field work. All their labor was harsh and severe.