But Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring out my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
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But Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring out my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
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But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
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But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay My hand upon Egypt, and bring forth My hosts, My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, by great judgments.
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Passages linked to Exodus 7:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 6:6 Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments.
- Exodus 11:9 Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh won’t listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
- Exodus 12:51 That same day, Yahweh brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
- Exodus 3:20 I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do among them, and after that he will let you go.
- Exodus 6:26 These are that Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.”
- Exodus 9:3 behold, Yahweh’s hand is on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks with a very grievous pestilence.
- Exodus 10:1 Yahweh said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs among them;
- Judges 2:15 Wherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.
- Proverbs 19:29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- Isaiah 26:9 With my soul I have desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me I will seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
- Lamentations 3:3 Surely he turns his hand against me again and again all day long.
- Ezekiel 14:21 For the Lord Yahweh says: “How much more when I send my four severe judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, the famine, the evil animals, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and animal!
- Ezekiel 25:11 I will execute judgments on Moab. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”
- Ezekiel 30:14 I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments on No.
- Ezekiel 30:19 Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
- Revelation 15:4 Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Revelation 16:7 I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”
- Revelation 19:2 for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain To strengthen Moses’ faith, God promiseth again to punish…
To strengthen Moses’ faith, God promiseth again to punish most sharply the oppression of his Church.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 7:4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you,…
Exo 7:4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, [and] my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
Ver. 4. And Pharaoh shall not hearken.] This judgment God layeth upon many of our hearers at this day of whom, after much painstaking, we may well complain, as the herdsman did in the poet: -
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“Heu mihi! quam pingui macer est mihi taurus in arvo.”
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you,.... Regard not…
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you,.... Regard not what they said, nor answer the demand they made, or obey the command of God delivered by them to him: this the Lord apprised them of, that they might not be discouraged, and conclude their labour would be in vain, their attempts fruitless, and they should never gain their point, but spend their time, and expose themselves to danger to no purpose:
that I may lay mine hand upon Egypt; the inhabitants of Egypt, smiting them with one plague after another, and particularly with the last, slaying their firstborn; every plague was a stroke of his hand, and an effect of his mighty power and vengeance, and more especially that:
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and bring forth mine armies; the children of Israel consisting of 600,000 men, besides women and children, Exo 12:37 which, divided into twelve tribes, made twelve fine armies, 50,000 men in a tribe or army upon an average:
and my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; the word "and" need not be supplied; if any supplement is necessary, the word "even" would be better, since this clause is added by way of explanation, showing who are meant by the armies of the Lord, his people to be brought out:
by great judgments; inflicted upon the Egyptians.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain I may lay mine hand upon Egypt, &c.--The succession…
I may lay mine hand upon Egypt, &c.--The succession of terrible judgments with which the country was about to be scourged would fully demonstrate the supremacy of Israel's God.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 4. But Pharaoh shall not hearken — There is…
4. But Pharaoh shall not hearken — There is nothing imperative or determinative in the use of the verb here; it is a simple future, and the verbs following are to be translated as futures, thus: But Pharaoh will not hearken… and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and will bring forth mine armies… and the Egyptians will know.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. lay my hand] severely, to inflict the great…
4. lay my hand] severely, to inflict the great ‘judgements’ (see on Exo_6:6; and cf. Exo_12:12), which ultimately effected Israel’s deliverance.
my hosts] See on Exo_6:26.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I…
(4) Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay.—Heb., Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay. No relation of effect and cause is here asserted as existing between the two clauses, which are co-ordinate.
Mine armies, and my people. Rather, my armies, my people. The two expressions are in apposition—the second exegetical of the first.
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Great judgments.—See the comment on Exo_6:6.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain That I may lay my hand on Egypt. Pharaoh"s…
That I may lay my hand on Egypt. Pharaoh"s obstinacy was foreseen and foreknown. He was allowed to set his will against God"s, in order that there might be a great display of Almighty power, such as would attract the attention both of the Egyptians generally and of all the surrounding nations. God"s glory would be thereby promoted, and there would be a general dread of interfering with his people. (see Exo_15:14-16; Deu_2:25 Deu_11:25, etc.) Bring forth my armies. See the comment on Exo_6:26. Great judgments. See above, Exo_6:6.
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