Parashas Shemos · Passuk 1:12
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 11a (verified).
English: “So he will increase\ldots” — it should have said “so they increased and so they spread.” Reish Lakish said: The Divine Spirit announced to them, “So he will increase and so he will spread.”
In context: See the cited source for the full section.
Custom — diyuk from future versus past tense.
Chazal teach that the verse itself already proclaimed to the oppressors that their efforts would produce the opposite of their intent.