Exodus 4:11

And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have not I, God?

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

10And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that thou hast begun to speak to thy servant: I am weak in speech, and slow tongued.

12And now go and I will open thy mouth, and will instruct thee in what thou shalt say.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:14Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarah shall have a son.

Psalms 94:9Where your fathers tempted me, 1 Proved me, and saw my works. 1

Proverbs 20:12The ear hears, and the eye sees: 1 Even both of them are the Lord’s work. 1

Isaiah 35:5Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear.

Jeremiah 1:6And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme Lord, behold, I know not how to speak, for I am a child.

Ezekiel 3:26Also I will bind thy tongue, and thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: because it is a provoking house.

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 →

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