He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
Parallel translations
- WEB He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
- KJV Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
- NKJV Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
- NASB He performed wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
- NLT the miracles he did for their ancestors on the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt.
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God did marvelous things before their fathers in Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
Overview
The psalmist begins recounting the Exodus wonders God performed in Egypt, near Zoan in the Nile delta. These were public, undeniable displays of God's power on Israel's behalf. Rehearsing them magnifies the seriousness of Israel's later forgetfulness and exalts the God who acts mightily to save.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Num 13:22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
- Isa 19:11The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
- Ezek 30:14I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
- Isa 19:13The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
- Exod 7:1The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
- Ps 135:9He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
- Deut 6:22Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household.
- Ps 105:27–38They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
- Ps 106:22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
- Deut 4:34Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
- Neh 9:10You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.
- Ps 78:42–50They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
- Gen 32:3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
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