Exodus 9:16
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.In other versions
but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
ASV
But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.
BBE
And for this very cause have I raised thee up, to shew thee my power; and that my name may be declared in all the earth.
DBY
but indeed for this cause I have made you stand: to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth;
WEB
`And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;
YLT
And in very deed for this cause have I raised you up, in order to show in you my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
ENG
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
WBT
But 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.
BSB
In context
14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
16And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
18Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.