Exodus 7:17

Translations

Modern

This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.

Traditional

Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

Literal

Thus says YHWH: By this you shall know that I am YHWH. Behold, I am striking with the staff that is in my hand upon the waters that are in the River, and they shall be turned to blood.

Latin

Hæc igitur dicit Dominus: In hoc scies quod sim Dominus: ecce percutiam virga, quæ in manu mea est, aquam fluminis, et vertetur in sanguinem.

Original

Hebrew

English

This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.

Notes

Exodus 7:14–25

The first plague was the plague on the Nile, when the whole river turned to blood (7:20). The Egyptians correctly understood that without the Nile there would be no life in Egypt. They worshiped the Nile as the Mother of Egypt, but God showed that life is his to give or withhold.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh The Plagues

Events

Exodus from Egypt

Related verses

Exodus 4:9
But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
Exodus 7:5
And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”
Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
Ezekiel 38:23
I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 39:28
Then they will know that I am the LORD their God, when I regather them to their own land, not leaving any of them behind after their exile among the nations.
Psalm 9:16
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
Ezekiel 30:19
So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
Ezekiel 30:8
Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.
Daniel 5:21
He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
Daniel 4:32
You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
Ezekiel 29:9
The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’
Revelation 16:3–6
And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.

Places

Nile: The major river of Egypt, mentioned in various contexts

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Jannes and Jambres Magic Miracle Nile River Numbers and Numerology Plague Plagues upon Egypt Timothy, Second Letter to

Topics

Blood: Plague of Blood: Waters of Egypt Turned Into, As a Judgment Miracles: Design of Plague: The Plague of Blood Water: Miracles Connected With: Turned Into Blood

Exodus 7:17

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