Exodus 9:29

²⁷ And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

²⁸ Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD’s.

³⁰ But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.

³¹ And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
KJV: And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD’s.
WEB: Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunders shall cease, and there will not be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
ASV: And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto Jehovah; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah`s.
DARBY: And Moses said to him, When I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to Jehovah: the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah's.
BLB: And Moses said to him, “As I leave the city, I will spread out my hands to YHWH, and the voices will cease, and there will not be the hail anymore, in order that you may know that the earth belongs to YHWH.

ÅB: Moses svarte ham: Så snart jeg kommer ut av byen, vil jeg utbrede mine hender til Herren; så skal tordenen holde opp og haglet ikke falle mere, for at du skal kjenne at jorden hører Herren til.
OTB: Moses svarte: «Så snart jeg forlater byen, vil jeg strekke ut hendene mine til Herren; tordenen vil opphøre og det vil ikke være mer hagl, så du skal vite at jorden tilhører Herren.
B1930: Moses svarte ham: Så snart jeg kommer ut av byen, vil jeg utbrede mine hender til Herren; så skal tordenen holde op og haglet ikke falle mere, forat du skal kjenne at jorden hører Herren til.

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Cross references

Psalms 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
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1 Kings 8:38
What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
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1 Kings 8:22
And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
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1 Corinthians 10:26
For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
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Isaiah 1:15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
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Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
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Ezra 9:5
And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
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Psalms 24:1–2
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
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