Exodus 7:4

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“Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.”

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BSBPD

“Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Pharaoh doth not hearken, and I have put My hand on Egypt, and have brought out My hosts, My people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 7:4 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 3:20So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.
  2. Exodus 6:6Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
  3. Exodus 6:26It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
  4. Exodus 9:3then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
  5. Exodus 10:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them,
  6. Exodus 11:9The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
  7. Exodus 12:51And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
  8. Judges 2:15Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.
  9. Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
  10. Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
  11. Lamentations 3:3Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
  12. Ezekiel 14:21For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?
  13. Ezekiel 25:11So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
  14. Ezekiel 30:14I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
  15. Ezekiel 30:19So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
  16. Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
  17. Revelation 16:7And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
  18. Revelation 19:2For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”

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