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Exodus 34:10

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And the LORD said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will perform wonders that have never been done in any nation in all the world. All the people among whom you live will see the LORD’s work, for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with you.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been wrought in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of Jehovah; for it is a terrible thing that I do with thee.

KJV

And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

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This verse in Exodus 34

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

I will do marvels - This seems to refer to what God did in putting them in possession of the land of Canaan, causing the walls of Jericho to fall down; making the sun and moon to stand still, etc. And thus God made his covenant with them; binding himself to put them in possession of the promised land, and binding them to observe the precepts laid down in the following verses, from Exodus 34:11-26 inclusive.

This site's exposition

Behold, I make a covenant

on Exodus 34:10-11

The covenant is made again on the far side of the calf, and the first thing promised is marvels such as have not been done in all the earth. Driving out the six nations runs back to Genesis 15:16, where God told Abram his seed would return when the iniquity of the Amorites was full. The work is called a terrible thing, which in the English of 1611 means a thing that puts men in fear rather than a thing that is wicked.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Behold I make a covenant - When the covenant was broke, it was Israel that broke it; now it comes to be renewed, it is God that makes it. If there be quarrels, we must bear all the blame; if there be peace, God must have all the glory.
And he said, behold, I will make a covenant,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

In general: Before all thy people, I will do marvels. Note, Covenant-blessings are marvellous things ( Ps. xcviii. 1 ), marvels in the kingdom of grace; those mentioned here were marvels in the kingdom of nature, the drying up of Jordan, the standing still of the sun, &c.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Moses bowed . . . and worshipped--In the East, people bow the head to royalty, and are silent when it passes by, while in the West, they take off their hats and shout.
Marvels - Explained in the following verse. Compare 2Sa 7:23; Psa 77:14.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

Of all the commandments mentioned previously He did not say I am commanding thee.
Ramban: Spain, 1194–1270 · Ramban on Exodus 34:11:1, via Sefaria, Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

33 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • הִנֵּ֣הhere!

    hinehH2009 →843 times

  • אָנֹכִי֮I

    ʾanokhiH595 →359 times

  • כֹּרֵ֣ת[am] about to make

    koretH3772 →288 times

  • בְּרִית֒a covenant

    beritH1285 →284 times

  • נֶ֤גֶדbefore

    negedH5048 →151 times

  • כָּֽל־all

    kal-H3605 →5413 times

  • עַמְּךָ֙people your

    ʾamekhaH5971 →1873 times

  • אֶעֱשֶׂ֣הI will do

    ʾeesehH6213 →2628 times

  • נִפְלָאֹ֔תwonders

    niflaotH6381 →

  • אֲשֶׁ֛רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • לֹֽא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • נִבְרְא֥וּthey have been created

    nivreuH1254 →

  • בְכָל־in all

    vekhol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • וּבְכָל־and among all

    uvekhol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nations

    hagoyimH1471 →561 times

  • וְרָאָ֣הand it will see

    veraahH7200 →1300 times

  • כָל־all

    khol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הָ֠עָםthe people

    haomH5971 →1873 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • אַתָּ֨הyou

    ʾatahH859 →1094 times

  • בְקִרְבּ֜וֹ[are] in midst its

    vekirboH7130 →227 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה[the] work of

    maasehH4639 →236 times

  • יְהוָה֙Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • נוֹרָ֣א[is] awesome

    nora'H3372 →315 times

  • ה֔וּאit

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • אֲנִ֖יI

    ʾaniH589 →874 times

  • עֹשֶׂ֥ה[am] about to do

    ʾosehH6213 →2628 times

  • עִמָּֽךְ׃with you

    ʾimakhH5973 →1050 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Deuteronomy 10:21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.18 worksPsalms 77:14You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples.17 worksIsaiah 64:3When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.15 worksPsalms 66:5Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.15 worksJeremiah 32:21You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.12 works2 Samuel 7:23And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.11 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.10 worksPsalms 78:12He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.10 worksHaggai 2:5This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”9 worksJoshua 10:12–13On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”8 worksDeuteronomy 32:30How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?7 worksDeuteronomy 5:2–3The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.7 worksJoshua 6:20So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.6 worksExodus 24:7–8Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”6 worksDeuteronomy 4:32–37Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?6 worksPsalms 145:6They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.6 worksDeuteronomy 29:12–14so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath,5 worksPsalms 65:5With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.5 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 77:14

    You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples.

    it leads to

    • Daniel 6:27

      He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

    • Psalms 136:4

      He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.

    • Exodus 15:11

      Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?

    • Psalms 72:18

      Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

    • Isaiah 51:9

      Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the…

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 10:21

    He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 17:14

      Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

    • Revelation 21:23

      And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

  • Through

    Psalms 66:5

    Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 126:1–3

      When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 34 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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