Exodus 1:22
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
Cross-reference
Exodus 1:16 records the earlier command to midwives; here the same decree is expanded to all Egyptians, intensifying the genocide.
Exodus 7:19-21 shows God turning the Nile to blood—the same river used to drown Hebrew babies becomes a plague of judgment on Egypt.
Exodus 2:3 shows Moses' mother placing him in the Nile to save him—a direct act of defiance turning the river of death into a means of deliverance.
In Exodus 3:9, God responds directly to the cry caused by this decree, showing He has seen the oppression.
Psalm 105:25 reveals that God turned the Egyptians' hearts to hate Israel, explaining the divine sovereignty behind Pharaoh's murderous decree.
Acts 7:19 recounts the same event—Pharaoh's command to expose Hebrew infants—confirming the historical cruelty and linking it to Stephen's indictment.
Proverbs 28:15 describes a wicked ruler like a roaring lion over a poor people — Pharaoh's decree perfectly fits this image of oppressive wickedness.
Ezekiel 16:5 portrays a baby thrown out with no pity at birth — the same ruthless abandonment faced by Hebrew male infants cast into the Nile.
Matthew 2:13 parallels Herod's plot to kill Jesus with Pharaoh's command, forming a typology of the evil ruler seeking to destroy God's chosen deliverer.
Hebrews 11:23 explicitly references the king's edict and the faith of Moses' parents in hiding him, directly connecting to this verse.
In Numbers 20:15, the memory of Egyptian oppression is recalled, which included the decree to kill Hebrew infant sons.
In Deuteronomy 26:6, the confession of harsh treatment in Egypt includes the suffering from Pharaoh's infanticide decree.
In Psalm 129:1, Israel recalls affliction from youth, which began with Pharaoh's order to drown their infant sons.
Ecclesiastes 4:1 laments the tears of the oppressed with no comforter and the power of oppressors — this reflects the helplessness of the Hebrews under Pharaoh's cruel edict.