Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
But, indeed,
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.
Holman Bible
However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you My power
International Standard Version
However, I've kept you standing in order to show you my power and to declare my name in all the earth.
A Conservative Version
But indeed for this cause I have raised thee up, to display in thee my power, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
But indeed for this very reason I have allowed you to live, in order to show you My power and in order that My name may be proclaimed throughout all the earth.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And yet for this I raised thee up in order to cause thee to see my strength; and for the sake of declaring my name in all the earth.
King James 2000
And indeed for this very cause have I raised you up, to show in you my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But for the sake of this I have caused you to stand--for the sake of showing you my strength and in order to proclaim my name in all the earth.
Modern King James verseion
And for this I have made you stand, to make you see My power, to declare My name in all the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yet in very deed for this cause have I stirred thee up, for to show my power in thee, and to declare my name throughout all the world.
NET Bible
But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you my strength, and so that my name may be declared in all the earth.
New Heart English 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;
The Emphasized Bible
but, in very deed for this purpose, have I let thee remain, for the purpose of showing thee my might, - and that my name may be celebrated in 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.
World English 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;
Youngs Literal Translation
'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;
Themes
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
Judgments » Manifest the righteous character of God
Power » Of God » Exemplified » In the destruction of the wicked
God, Power of » Exhibited in » The destruction of the wicked
Topics
Interlinear
`amad
Ra'ah
Koach
Shem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 9:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plague Seven: Hail
15 For if I had put the full weight of my hand on you and your people, you would have been cut off from the earth: 16 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. 17 Are you still uplifted in pride against my people so that you will not let them go?
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 9:17
For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
Exodus 14:17
And I will make the heart of the Egyptians hard, and they will go in after them: and I will be honoured over Pharaoh and over his army, his war-carriages, and his horsemen.
Exodus 14:4
And I will make Pharaoh's heart hard, and he will come after them and I will be honoured over Pharaoh and all his army, so that the Egyptians may see that I am the Lord. And they did so.
Exodus 15:11-16
Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
Exodus 18:11
Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
Joshua 2:10-11
For we have had news of how the Lord made the Red Sea dry before you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, on the other side of Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you gave up to the curse.
1 Samuel 4:8
Trouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.
1 Chronicles 16:24
Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.
Psalm 64:9
And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.
Psalm 136:10-15
To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
Isaiah 63:12-14
He who made the arm of his glory go at the right hand of Moses, by whom the waters were parted before them, to make himself an eternal name;
Malachi 1:11
For, from the coming up of the sun till its going down, my name is great among the Gentiles; and in every place the smell of burning flesh is offered to my name, and a clean offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord of armies.
Malachi 1:14
A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.
Romans 9:22
What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:
1 Peter 2:8
And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
1 Peter 2:19
For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.
Jude 1:4
For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.