Exodus
King James Version (KJV)
Exodus 9:16
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
Exodus 9:16 Context
13And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 16And 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. 17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? 18Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. 19Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
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Other Translations
And in very deede, for this cause haue I raised thee vp, for to shewe in thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"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 through all the earth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but 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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But, 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.
- Basic English Bible
And 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.
- Darby Bible
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
- Webster's Bible
but indeed for this cause I have made you stand: to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth;
- World English Bible
`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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
But 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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"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 through all the earth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but 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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But, 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.
- Basic English Bible
And 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.
- Darby Bible
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
- Webster's Bible
but indeed for this cause I have made you stand: to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth;
- World English Bible
`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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
But 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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 9:16
9:16 For this cause have I raised thee up - A most dreadful message Moses is here ordered to deliver to him, whether he will hear, or whether he will forbear. He must tell him, that he is marked for ruin: that he now stands as the butt at which God would shoot all the arrows of his wrath. For this cause have I raised thee up to the throne at this time, and made thee to stand the shock of the plagues hitherto, to shew in thee my power - Providence so ordered it, that Moses should have a man of such a fierce and stubborn spirit to deal with, to make it a most signal and memorable instance of the power God has to bring down the proudest of his enemies; that my name, irresistable power, and my inflexible justice, might be declared throughout all the earth - Not only to all places, but through all ages while the earth remains. This will be the event. But it by no means follows, that this was the design of God. We have numberless instances in scripture of this manner of speaking, to denote not the design, but only the event.