Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
Parallel translations
- KJV Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
- BSB wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
- NKJV Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea.
- NASB Wonders in the land of Ham, And awesome things by the Red Sea.
- NLT such wonderful things in the land of Ham, such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.
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Quick answer
They forgot His wondrous works in Egypt and awesome deeds at the Red Sea. It matters because Israel's idolatry meant despising God's greatest acts of salvation.
Overview
This continues the lament that Israel forgot the very wonders, the plagues and the sea crossing, that defined their redemption. To forget such deeds was to dishonor the God who performed them. Remembering God's saving works is essential to faithful worship and a guard against idolatry.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 105:23Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
- Ps 78:51and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
- Exod 14:25–28He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!”
- Exod 15:10You blew with your wind. The sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
- Ps 105:27–36They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
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