Exodus 9:16
What does Exodus 9:16 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 9:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And therefore have I raised thee, that I may shew my power in thee, and my name may be spoken of throughout all the earth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And for this very cause have I raised thee up, to shew thee my power; and that my name may be declared in all the earth.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 16:4
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
- Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:
- 1 Peter 2:19
For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.
- Psalms 64:9
And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing.
- Malachi 1:14
But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.
- Joshua 2:10
For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
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