Exodus 18:11

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“Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.””

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BSBPD

“Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“now I have known that Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly--<FI> He is<Fi> above them!'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 18:11 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 1:10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
  2. Exodus 1:16“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
  3. Exodus 1:22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
  4. Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
  5. Exodus 5:7“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.
  6. Exodus 9:16But 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.
  7. Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  8. Exodus 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
  9. Exodus 14:8And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out defiantly.
  10. Exodus 14:18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
  11. Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
  12. Numbers 33:4who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.
  13. 1 Samuel 2:3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
  14. 1 Kings 17:24Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
  15. 2 Kings 5:15Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
  16. 1 Chronicles 16:25For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
  17. 2 Chronicles 2:5The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
  18. Nehemiah 9:10You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.
  19. Nehemiah 9:16But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
  20. Nehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
  21. Job 40:11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
  22. Psalms 31:23Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
  23. Psalms 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
  24. Psalms 97:9For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

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