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

14If you don’t, I will send more plagues on you and your officials and your people. Then you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth. 15By now I could have lifted my hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the face of the earth. But I have spared you for a purpose—to show you my power and to spread my fame throughout the earth. 17But you still lord it over my people and refuse to let them go. 18So tomorrow at this time I will send a hailstorm more devastating than any in all the history of Egypt.

Exodus 9:16 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in veryאוּלָם'ûlâm · butH199
• deedעָבוּר‛âbûr ‛âbûr · for the sake ofH5668
• have I raised thee upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: appointH5975
• for to shewרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thee my powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• and that my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• may be declaredסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• throughout all the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Exodus 9:16

• Exodus 14:17And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will charge in after the Israelites. My great glory will be displayed through Pharaoh and his troops, his chariots, and his charioteers.
• Psalms 83:17Let them be ashamed and terrified forever. Let them die in disgrace.
• Proverbs 16:4The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.
• Romans 9:17For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, “I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth.”
• 1 Peter 2:8And, “He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.
• Jude 1:4I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
• Exodus 14:4And once again I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord!” So the Israelites camped there as they were told.
• Exodus 15:11“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord— glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?
• Exodus 18:11I know now that the Lord is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians.”
• Joshua 2:10For we have heard how the Lord made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed.
• 1 Samuel 4:8Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness.
• Psalms 136:10Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt. His faithful love endures forever.
• 1 Chronicles 16:24Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.
• Psalms 64:9Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim the mighty acts of God and realize all the amazing things he does.
• Isaiah 63:12Where is the one whose power was displayed when Moses lifted up his hand— the one who divided the sea before them, making himself famous forever?
• Malachi 1:11But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of Heaven’s 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

In the dictionaries

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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