This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘This shall be the sign to you,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil.’
- KJV And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
- NKJV And this shall be a sign to you,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for adversity.’
- NASB And this will be the sign to you,’ declares the Lord, ‘that I am going to punish you in this place, so that you may know that My words will assuredly stand against you for harm.’
- NLT “‘And this is the proof I give you,’ says the Lord, ‘that all I have threatened will happen to you and that I will punish you here.’
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Quick answer
God gives a sign that He will punish them in Egypt so they may know His words against them will surely stand. The promised sign guarantees the certainty of judgment.
Overview
To confirm His word, God offers a sign assuring the people that His judgment will fall in that very place. The sign serves to remove all doubt that His warnings are true. God's faithfulness to confirm His word, even in judgment, reflects His unchanging reliability, the same faithfulness that guarantees the saving promises fulfilled in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Prov 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Matt 24:15–16So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
- Jer 44:30This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”
- Isa 40:8The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
- Luke 21:29–33Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
- Mark 13:14–16So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
- Matt 24:32–34Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
- 1 Sam 2:34And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
- Luke 21:20–21But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
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