Exodus 33:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.”

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BSBPD

“and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand until I have passed by:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and it hath come to pass, in the passing by of Mine honour, that I have set thee in a cleft of the rock, and spread out My hands over thee, until My passing by,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 33:22 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 33:12Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
  2. Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
  3. Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  4. Psalms 91:4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
  5. Song of Solomon 2:3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
  6. Isaiah 2:21They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
  7. Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
  8. 1 Corinthians 10:4and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
  9. 2 Corinthians 5:19that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

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