Exodus 4:11
And YHWH says to him, “Who appointed a mouth for man? Or who appoints the mute, or deaf, or open, or blind? Is it not I, YHWH?
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In Context
12And now, go, and I am with your mouth, and have directed you that which you speak”;
Cross References
Genesis 18:14Is anything too wonderful for YHWH? At the appointed time I return to you, about the time of life, and Sarah has a son.”
Psalms 94:9He who plants the ear, does He not hear? He who forms the eye, does He not see?
Proverbs 20:12A hearing ear, and a seeing eye—YHWH has even made both of them.
Isaiah 35:5Then eyes of the blind are opened, || And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
Jeremiah 1:6And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH! Behold, I have not known—to speak, for I [am] a youth.”
Ezekiel 3:26and I cause your tongue to cleave to your palate, and you have been mute, and are not for a reprover to them, for they [are] a house of rebellion.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 4:11-18
10 And Moses said unto the Lord , O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord ? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the Lord… Read the whole commentary →