Exodus 9:16

Exodus 9:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.

Context of Exodus 9:16

14Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. 15For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth. But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 17Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go. 18Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.

Exodus 9:16 word by word

וְאוּלָ֗ם בַּעֲב֥וּר זֹאת֙ הֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָ בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְאֹתְךָ֣ אֶת־כֹּחִ֑י וּלְמַ֛עַן סַפֵּ֥ר שְׁמִ֖י בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• Butאוּלָם'ûlâm · butH199
• I have raised you upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: appointH5975
• for this very purposeזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• for this very purposeעָבוּר‛âbûr ‛âbûr · for the sake ofH5668
• I might displayרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• My powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• to youאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• and thatמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• My nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• might be proclaimedסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• in allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Exodus 9:16

• Exodus 14:17And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.
• Psalms 83:17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
• Proverbs 16:4The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
• Romans 9:17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
• 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
• Jude 1:4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
• Exodus 14:4And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.
• Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
• Joshua 2:10For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.
• 1 Samuel 4:8Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
• Psalms 136:10He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
• 1 Chronicles 16:24Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
• Psalms 64:9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
• Isaiah 63:12who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
• Malachi 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Commentaries on Exodus 9:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16But truly, on this very account, have I caused thee to subsist - (העמדחיך heemadticha ), that I might cause thee to see my power, (כחי את הראתך harotheca eth cochi ), and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth, (or, הארץ בכל becol haarets, in all this land). See Ainsworth and Houbigant. Thus God gave this impious king to know that it was in consequence of his especial providence that both he and his people had not been already destroyed…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-34Verses 13-34 With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a temporary, but real, change in Pharaoh‘s feelings. Exodus 9:14 All my plagues - This applies to all the plagues which follow; the effect of each was foreseen and foretold. The words “at this time” point to a rapid and continuous succession of blows. The plagues which precede appear to have been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Moses is here ordered to deliver a dreadful message to Pharaoh. Providence ordered it, that Moses should have a man of such a fierce and stubborn spirit as this Pharaoh to deal with; and every thing made it a most signal instance of the power of God has to humble and bring down the proudest of his enemies. When God's justice threatens ruin, his mercy at the same time shows a way of escape from it. God not only distinguished between Egyptians…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16In Romans 9:17, Paul quotes from the Greek version of this verse when he speaks about God’s rule over all things.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-178. Take to you handfuls of ashes, &c.--The next plague assailed the persons of the Egyptians, and it appeared in the form of ulcerous eruptions upon the skin and flesh (Le 13:20; 2Ki 20:7; Job 2:7). That this epidemic did not arise from natural causes was evident from its taking effect from the particular action of Moses done in the sight of Pharaoh. The attitude he assumed was similar to that of Eastern magicians, who, "when they pronounce an imprecation…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 9:16

• Miracles
• Power
• Predestination
• Quotations and Allusions
• Suffering

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Commentaries on Exodus 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings