God’s Word Translation
Exodus 15:13
13“Lovingly, you will lead the people you have saved. Powerfully, you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
Exodus 15:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
- New International Version (NIV)In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation.
Context of Exodus 15:13
11“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord? Who is like you? You are glorious because of your holiness and awe-inspiring because of your splendor. You perform miracles. 12You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them. “Lovingly, you will lead the people you have saved. Powerfully, you will guide them to your holy dwelling. 14People will hear of it and tremble. The people of Philistia will be in anguish. 15The tribal leaders of Edom will be terrified. The powerful men of Moab will tremble. The people of Canaan will be deathly afraid.
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נָחִ֥יתָ בְחַסְדְּךָ֖ עַם־ז֣וּ גָּאָ֑לְתָּ נֵהַ֥לְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ֖ אֶל־נְוֵ֥ה קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou in thy mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- hast led forthנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
- the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- whichזוּzû · thisH2098
- thou hast redeemedגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
- thou hast guidedנָהַלnâhal · to guideH5095
- in thy strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- unto thy holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- habitationנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
Cross-references for Exodus 15:13
- Genesis 19:16When he hesitated, the men grabbed him, his wife, and his two daughters by their hands, because the Lord wanted to spare Lot. They brought them safely outside the city.
- Ephesians 2:4But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us.
- Psalms 77:14You are the God who performs miracles. You have made your strength known among the nations.
- Psalms 78:52But he led his own people out like sheep and guided them like a flock through the wilderness.
- Psalms 80:1Open your ears, O Shepherd of Israel, the one who leads ⌞the descendants of⌟ Joseph like sheep, the one who is enthroned over the angels.
- Psalms 106:9He angrily commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led them through deep water as though it were a desert.
- Isaiah 63:12Where is the one who sent his powerful arm to support the right hand of Moses? Where is the one who divided the water in front of them to make an everlasting name for himself?
- Jeremiah 2:6They didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord, who brought us from Egypt? He led us through the desert, through a wasteland and its pits, a land of drought and the shadow of death. No one lives there or travels there.”
- 1 Peter 1:5since you are guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time.
- Psalms 78:54He brought them into his holy land, to this mountain that his power had won.
Commentaries on Exodus 15:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation - As this ode was dictated by the Spirit of God, It is most natural to understand this and the following verses, to the end of the 18th, as containing a prediction of what God would do for this people which he had so miraculously redeemed. On this mode of interpretation it would be better to read several of the verbs in the future tense.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-18Verses 1-18 With the deliverance of Israel is associated the development of the national poetry, which finds its first and perfect expression in this magnificent hymn. It was sung by Moses and the people, an expression which evidently points to him as the author. That it was written at the time is an assertion expressly made in the text, and it is supported by the strongest internal evidence. In every age this song gave the tone to the poetry of Israel…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Because of God's constant love and power, we can trust that he will keep his promises. Loving devotion is a translation of the Hebrew word khesed, which refers to the undeserved kindness and loyalty from a superior to an inferior. This is the most common way to describe God's character in the Old Testament (see Psalm 136). If God had this character but lacked the power to fulfill his good intentions for his people, his character would not benefit us. The…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. Then sang Moses and the children of Israel--The scene of this thanksgiving song is supposed to have been at the landing place on the eastern shore of the Red Sea, at Ayoun Musa, "the fountains of Moses." They are situated somewhat farther northward along the shore than the opposite point from which the Israelites set out. But the line of the people would be extended during the passage, and one extremity of it would reach as far north as these…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 15
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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