2 Samuel 7:23
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And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
In other translations
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
Hebrew words
וּמִיumiand who?H4310כְעַמְּךָkhe'amekha[is] like people yourH5971כְּיִשְׂרָאֵלkeyisra'ellike IsraelH3478גּוֹיgoya nationH1471אֶחָד'echadoneH259בָּאָרֶץba'aretzon the earthH776אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834הָלְכוּ־halkhu-they wentH1980אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430לִפְדּוֹת־lifdot-to redeemH6299לוֹlofor <the> himselfלְעָםle'amto a peopleH5971וְלָשׂוּםvelasumand to makeH7760לוֹlofor <the> himselfשֵׁםshema nameH8034וְלַעֲשׂוֹתvela'asotand to doH6213לָכֶםlakhemfor <the> youהַגְּדוּלָּהhagedulah<the> greatnessH1420וְנֹרָאוֹתvenora'otand awesome [deeds]H3372לְאַרְצֶךָle'artzekhafor land yourH776מִפְּנֵיmipeneifrom beforeH6440עַמְּךָ'amekhapeople yourH5971אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834פָּדִיתָpaditayou redeemedH6299לְּךָlekhafor <the> yourselfמִמִּצְרַיִםmimitzrayimfrom EgyptH4714גּוֹיִםgoyimnationsH1471וֵאלֹהָיו׃velohavand gods itsH430
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 10:21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
- Deuteronomy 9:26I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- Psalm 147:20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 111:9He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.
- Deuteronomy 15:15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
- Nehemiah 1:10Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
- Deuteronomy 33:29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
- Deuteronomy 4:32-3832 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? 33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? 35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.32 Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported? 33 Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived? 34 Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes? 35 You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
- Psalm 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
- Ezekiel 20:9But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
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People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Egypt