Exodus 9 · Verse 16

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.

Exodus 9:16, King James Version

Exodus 9:16 in other translations

BSB	But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
WEB	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,
ASV	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.
YLT	‘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;
DARBY	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.
BBE	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.
Webster	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.

What does Exodus 9:16 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 16 But truly, on this very account, have I caused thee to subsist - (העמדחיך heemadticha), that I might cause thee to see my power, (הראתך את כחי harotheca eth cochi), and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth, (or, בכל הארץ becol haarets, in all this land). See Ainsworth and Houbigant. Thus God gave this impious king to know that it was in consequence of his especial providence that both he and his people had not been already destroyed by means of the past plagues; but God had preserved him for this very purpose, that he might have a farther opportunity of manifesting that he, Jehovah, was the only true God for the full conviction both of the Hebrews and Egyptians, that the former might follow and the latter fear before him. Judicious critics of almost all creeds have agreed to translate the original as above, a translation which it not only can bear but requires, and which is in strict conformity to both the Septuagint and Targum. Neither the Hebrew העמדחיך heemadticha, I have caused thee to stand; nor the apostle's translation of it, Rom 9:17, εξηγειρα σε, I have raised thee; nor that of the Septuagint, ἑνεκεν τουτου διετηρηθης, on this account art thou preserved, viz., in the past plagues; can countenance that most exceptionable meaning put on the words by certain commentators, viz., "That God ordained or appointed Pharaoh from all eternity, by certain means, to this end; that he made him to exist in time; that he raised him to the throne; promoted him to that high honor and dignity; that he preserved him, and did not cut him off as yet; that he strengthened and hardened his heart; irritated, provoked, and stirred him up against his people Israel, and suffered him to go all the lengths he did go in his obstinacy and rebellion; all which was done to show in him his power in destroying him in the Red Sea. The sum of which is, that this man was raised up by God in every sense for God to show his power in his destruction." So man speaks; thus God hath not spoken. See Henry on the place.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 9:13-21

Moses is here ordered to deliver a dreadful message to Pharaoh. Providence ordered it, that Moses should have a man of such a fierce and stubborn spirit as this Pharaoh to deal with; and every thing made it a most signal instance of the power of God has to humble and bring down the proudest of his enemies. When God's justice threatens ruin, his mercy at the same time shows a way of escape from it. God not only…

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Exodus 9:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.Lamand butH199

בַּעֲב֥וּרba.'a.Vurfor sake ofH5668

זֹאת֙zoTthisH2063

הֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָhe.'e.mad.Ti.khaI have caused to stand youH5975

בַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.Vurin orderH5668

הַרְאֹתְךָ֣har.'o.te.Khato see youH7200

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

כֹּחִ֑יko.Chipower myH3581

וּלְמַ֛עַןu.le.Ma.'anand so asH4616

סַפֵּ֥רsa.Perto recountH5608

שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname myH8034

בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605

הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776

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Cross references for Exodus 9:16

Romans 9:17
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Psalms 83:17-18
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.
Psalms 64:9
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
1 Chronicles 16:24
Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.
Exodus 14:4
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
Exodus 14:17
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
1 Peter 2:8
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Jude 1:4
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

deed.
14:17; Ps 83:17,18; Pr 16:4; Ro 9:17,22; 1Pe 2:8,19; Jude 1:4
raised thee up. Heb. made thee stand. for to.
14:4; 15:11-16; 18:11; Jos 2:10,11; 1Sa 4:8; Ps 136:10-15
that my.
1Ch 16:24; Ps 64:9; 83:17,18; Isa 63:12-14; Mal 1:11,14; Ro 9:17

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Context

Exodus 9:15
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.
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.
Exodus 9:17
As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

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Exodus 9:16 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y á la verdad yo te he puesto para declarar en ti mi potencia, y que mi Nombre sea contado en toda la tierra.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Mais je t’ai fait subsister pour ceci, afin de te faire voir ma puissance, et pour que mon nom soit publié dans toute la terre.
German Elberfelder 1871	aber eben deswegen habe ich dich bestehen lassen, um dir meine Kraft zu zeigen und damit man meinen Namen verkündige auf der ganzen Erde.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Idcirco autem posui te, ut ostendam in te fortitudinem meam, et narretur nomen meum in omni terra.