Exodus 9:16

But it was for this reason that I appointed you, so that I may reveal my strength by you, and so that my name may be described throughout all the earth.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15For now, extending my hand, I shall strike you and your people with pestilence, and you will perish from the earth.

17Do you still retain my people, and are you still unwilling to release them?

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Cross References

Exodus 14:17Then I will harden the heart of the Egyptians, so as to pursue you. And I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in all his army, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen.

Exodus 18:11Now I know that the great Lord is above all gods. This is why they acted arrogantly against them.”

Joshua 2:10We have heard that the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea upon your arrival, when you were departing from Egypt, and we heard of the things that you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you put to death.

1 Samuel 4:8“Woe to us! For there was no such great exultation yesterday, or the day before. Woe to us! Who will save us from the hand of these sublime gods? These are the gods who struck Egypt with all the plagues, in the desert.”

2 Kings 19:35And so it happened that, in the same night, an Angel of the Lord went and struck down, in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he had risen up, at first light, he saw all the bodies of the dead. And withdrawing, he went away.

Psalms 64:9and those who dwell at the limits will be afraid, before your signs. You will make the passing of morning and evening enjoyable.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 9:14-22

13 And 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. 14 For 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. 15 For 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. 16 And in very deed… Read the whole commentary →

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