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 will send all My plagues to your heart, and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth. 15Surely by now I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. However, I have let you stand for this reason: to show you My power, and that My Name might be proclaimed throughout all the earth. 17Yet still you exalt yourself over My people, by not letting them go. 18Behold, tomorrow at about this time, I will cause it to rain a very severe hailstorm, the likes of which has not occurred in Egypt since 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

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 14:17Then I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will go in after them, so that I will be glorified over Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots and his horsemen.
• Psalms 83:17Cover their faces with shame, so they may seek Your Name—Adonai.
• Proverbs 16:4Adonai works everything out for his own purpose— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
• Romans 9:17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up—to demonstrate My power in you, so 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 are disobeying the word—to this they were also appointed.
• Jude 1:4For certain people have secretly slipped in—those who from long ago have been marked out for this judgment. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into indecency and deny our only Master and Lord, Yeshua the Messiah.
• Exodus 14:4I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so he will follow after them. Then I will be glorified over Pharaoh along with all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am Adonai.” So they did so.
• Exodus 15:11Who is like You, Adonai, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders?
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that Adonai is greater than all gods, since they had acted arrogantly against them.”
• Joshua 2:10For we have heard how Adonai dried up the water of the Sea of Reeds before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
• 1 Samuel 4:8Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of this mighty God? This is the God that struck down the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
• Psalms 136:10who struck Egypt in their firstborn, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
• 1 Chronicles 16:24Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderous works among all the peoples.
• Psalms 64:9So their tongue will be their downfall. All who see them will flee away.
• Isaiah 63:12Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? Who divided the waters before them— to make Himself a Name forever?
• Malachi 1:11“For from sunrise to its setting My Name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to My Name with a pure grain offering, for My Name will be great among the nations,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.

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