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

14For this time I am going to send all My plagues on you and your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. 15For had I now put out My hand and struck you and your people with plague, you would then have been eliminated from the earth. But indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name throughout the earth. 17Still you exalt yourself against My people by not letting them go. 18Behold, about this time tomorrow, I will send a very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in 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

• But indeedאוּלָם'ûlâm · butH199
• for thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• reasonעָבוּר‛âbûr ‛âbûr · for the sake ofH5668
• remainעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: appointH5975
• to showרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• you My powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• and inמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• proclaimסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• My nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• throughoutכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Exodus 9:16

• Exodus 14:17And as for Me, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.
• Psalms 83:17May they be ashamed and dismayed forever, And may they be humiliated and perish,
• Proverbs 16:4The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the day of evil.
• Romans 9:17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very reason I raised you up, in order to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed throughout the earth.”
• 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this they were also appointed.
• Jude 1:4For certain people have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into indecent behavior and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
• Exodus 14:4And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.
• Exodus 15:11Who is like You among the gods, Lord? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders?
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, it was proven when they acted insolently against the people.”
• Joshua 2:10For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
• 1 Samuel 4:8Woe to us! Who will save 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 136:10To Him who struck the Egyptians, that is, their firstborn, For His faithfulness is everlasting,
• 1 Chronicles 16:24Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
• Psalms 64:9Then all people will fear, And they will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done.
• Isaiah 63:12Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, Who divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
• Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations, and in every place frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies.

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