Exodus 9:17

Translations

Modern

Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.

Traditional

As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

Literal

Still you are exalting yourself over My people, so as not to send them out.

Latin

Adhuc retines populum meum, et non vis dimittere eum?

Original

Hebrew

English

Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.

Notes

Exodus 9:14–17

God explained the purpose of the plagues to Pharaoh. They were meant to show that no one is like God in the entire world (9:14; see also Isaiah 46:9; Jeremiah 10:6–7). God did not destroy Pharaoh and Egypt in one strike, even though he could have. Instead, he spared them (Exodus 9:16).

God gave them a chance to recognize his power. But Pharaoh refused to humble himself and continued to oppress the Lord's people (9:17).

Exodus 9:13–33

The seventh plague was a hailstorm (9:18). It rains in Egypt only a few days each year. Hail and thunderstorms are rare. This storm would have terrified them. This may explain the increased theological reflection associated with it. The plague destroyed the flax and barley crops (9:31).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh The Plagues

Events

Exodus from Egyptc. 1491 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 37:23–24
Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Isaiah 45:9
Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
Isaiah 37:29
Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
Job 9:4
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
1 Corinthians 10:22
Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
Isaiah 26:11
O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
Job 40:9
Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Isaiah 10:15
Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
Acts 12:23
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Job 15:25–26
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Jannes and Jambres Magic Miracle Numbers and Numerology Plague Plagues upon Egypt

Topics

Self-Exaltation: Pharaoh

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