Exodus 7:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

Thus says the LORD, By this you shall know that I am the LORD: behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    This is what the Lord says: 'By this you will know that I am the Lord. With the staff that is in my hand, I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be turned into blood.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    wherfore thus sayth the Lorde: hereby thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord. Behold, I will smyte with the staffe that is in myne hand apon the waters that are in the ryuer, and they shall turne to bloude.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore thus sayeth the LORDE: Hereby shalt thou knowe, yt I am ye LORDE. Beholde, wt the staff yt I haue in my hande, wil I smyte the water which is in ye ryuer, & it shalbe turned in to bloude:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus saith the Lorde, In this shalt thou know that I am the Lord: behold, I wil smite with the rodde that is in mine hand vpon the water that is in the riuer, and it shalbe turned to blood.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thus sayeth the Lord, In this thou shalt knowe that I am the Lorde: beholde, I wyll smyte with the rodde that is in my hande, the waters whiche are in the ryuers, and they shalbe turned to blood.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Thus says Yahweh, "In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Thus said Jehovah: By this thou knowest that I `am' Jehovah; lo, I am smiting with the rod which `is' in my hand, on the waters which `are' in the River, and they have been turned to blood,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So the Lord says, By this you may be certain that I am the Lord; see, by the touch of this rod in my hand the waters of the Nile will be turned to blood;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Thus says Yahweh, "In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    This is what the LORD has said:“By this you will know that I am the LORD: I am going to strike the water of the Nile with the staff that is in my hand, and it will be turned into blood.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 4:9 : 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which you take out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
  • Exod 5:2 : 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.
  • Exod 7:5 : 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
  • Ps 9:16 : 16 The LORD is known by the judgment he executes; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
  • Ps 78:44 : 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their streams, that they could not drink.
  • Ps 83:18 : 18 That men may know that you, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, are the most high over all the earth.
  • Ps 105:29 : 29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
  • Ezek 29:9 : 9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he has said, The river is mine, and I have made it.
  • Ezek 30:8 : 8 And they will know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed.
  • Ezek 30:19 : 19 Thus I will execute judgments in Egypt: and they will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 32:15 : 15 When I make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country is destitute of all that which it was full, when I strike all those who dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 38:23 : 23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 39:28 : 28 Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who caused them to be led into captivity among the nations: but I have gathered them to their own land, and will leave none of them anymore there.
  • Dan 4:17 : 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men.
  • Dan 4:32 : 32 And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make you eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.
  • Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and His ways just; and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.
  • Dan 5:21 : 21 Then he was driven from the sons of men; his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that He appoints over it whomever He chooses.
  • Dan 5:23 : 23 But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
  • Rev 8:8 : 8 And the second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood.
  • Rev 11:6 : 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it does not rain in the days of their prophecy; and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.
  • Rev 16:3-6 : 3 And the second angel poured out his bowl upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man, and every living soul died in the sea. 4 And the third angel poured out his bowl upon the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, You are righteous, O Lord, who are, and were, and shall be, because you have judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
  • 1 Sam 17:46-47 : 46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. I will give the bodies of the Philistine army this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear, for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.
  • 1 Kgs 20:28 : 28 And there came a man of God, and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
  • 2 Kgs 19:19 : 19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beg you, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD God, you alone.
  • Exod 6:7 : 7 And I will take you to myself for a people, and I will be to you a God: and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
  • Exod 1:22 : 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 7:18-21
    4 verses
    86%

    18And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall stink, and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river.

    19And the LORD spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take your rod, and stretch out your hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.

    20And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

    21And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 7:24-25
    2 verses
    79%

    24And all the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

    25And seven days were fulfilled, after the LORD had struck the river.

  • Exod 4:9
    78%

    9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which you take out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

  • Exod 7:3-5
    3 verses
    77%

    3And I will harden Pharaoh's heart and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

    4But Pharaoh shall not listen to you, so that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

    5And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

  • Exod 7:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15Go to Pharaoh in the morning; see, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river's edge until he comes; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.

    16And you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, you have not listened.

  • Ps 78:44
    75%

    44And had turned their rivers into blood; and their streams, that they could not drink.

  • Isa 11:15
    74%

    15And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; with his mighty wind he shall shake his hand over the River, and shall strike it in the seven streams, and make men cross over dry-shod.

  • Ezek 30:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Thus I will execute judgments in Egypt: and they will know that I am the LORD.

    20It came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Exod 17:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5And the LORD said to Moses, Go ahead of the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel; and your rod, with which you struck the river, take in your hand, and go.

    6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

  • Exod 7:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

    9When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a miracle for you, then you shall say to Aaron, Take your rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

    10And Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded, and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

  • Exod 8:5
    73%

    5And the LORD spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

  • Ezek 29:9
    73%

    9And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he has said, The river is mine, and I have made it.

  • Ps 105:29
    72%

    29He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.

  • Ezek 29:6
    72%

    6And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

  • Exod 3:20
    72%

    20And I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof, and after that he will let you go.

  • Exod 14:16
    72%

    16But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

  • Exod 9:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14For at this time I will send all my plagues upon your heart, upon your servants, and upon your people; that you may know there is none like me in all the earth.

    15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may strike you and your people with pestilence; and you shall be cut off from the earth.

  • Isa 19:5
    71%

    5The waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

  • Exod 8:2
    71%

    2And if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will strike all your borders with frogs:

  • Exod 4:17
    71%

    17And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do signs.

  • Ezek 29:3
    70%

    3Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, which has said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • Exod 12:13
    70%

    13And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

  • Rev 16:4
    70%

    4And the third angel poured out his bowl upon the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.

  • Ezek 32:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, says the Lord GOD.

    15When I make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country is destitute of all that which it was full, when I strike all those who dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD.

  • Exod 8:22
    70%

    22And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

  • Exod 14:26
    70%

    26And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

  • Zech 10:11
    70%

    11And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and strike the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up. And the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt shall depart.

  • Exod 10:2
    70%

    2And that you may tell in the ears of your son, and of your son's son, what things I have done in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know that I am the LORD.

  • Exod 8:20
    70%

    20And the LORD said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he comes forth to the water; and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • Exod 4:2
    69%

    2And the LORD said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.

  • Ezek 21:17
    69%

    17I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.

  • Exod 8:16
    69%

    16And the LORD said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Num 20:7
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    7And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 7:12
    69%

    12For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents, but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

  • Ezek 30:12
    69%

    12I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: I will make the land waste, and all that is in it, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.