Psalms 81:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:”
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“He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, WhereI heard a language that I knew not.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A testimony on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known--I hear.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 81:5 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 11:4So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,
- 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.
- Exodus 12:27you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
- Exodus 12:29Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
- Exodus 13:8And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
- Exodus 13:14In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 4:45These are the testimonies, statutes, and ordinances that Moses proclaimed to them after they had come out of Egypt,
- Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
- Psalms 77:15With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
- Psalms 78:6that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children
- Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Psalms 114:1When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
- Isaiah 28:11Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
- Jeremiah 5:15Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
- Ezekiel 20:20Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
- Amos 6:6You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
- 1 Corinthians 14:21It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
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