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12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord!

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12 “On that same night I will pass through(A) Egypt and strike down(B) every firstborn(C) of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods(D) of Egypt. I am the Lord.(E)

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Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the Lord had killed the night before. The Lord had defeated the gods of Egypt that night with great acts of judgment!

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who were burying all their firstborn,(A) whom the Lord had struck down among them; for the Lord had brought judgment(B) on their gods.(C)

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23 For the Lord will pass through the land to strike down the Egyptians. But when he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, the Lord will pass over your home. He will not permit his death angel to enter your house and strike you down.

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23 When the Lord goes through the land to strike(A) down the Egyptians, he will see the blood(B) on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over(C) that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer(D) to enter your houses and strike you down.

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11 The Lord will terrify them
    as he destroys all the gods in the land.
Then nations around the world will worship the Lord,
    each in their own land.

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11 The Lord will be awesome(A) to them
    when he destroys all the gods(B) of the earth.(C)
Distant nations will bow down to him,(D)
    all of them in their own lands.

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16 But I will spare a few of them from death by war, famine, or disease, so they can confess all their detestable sins to their captors. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

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16 But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine and plague, so that in the nations where they go they may acknowledge all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the Lord.(A)

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13 He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun[a] in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt’s gods.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 43:13 Or in Heliopolis.

13 There in the temple of the sun[a](A) in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars(B) and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 43:13 Or in Heliopolis

A Message about Egypt

19 This message came to me concerning Egypt:

Look! The Lord is advancing against Egypt,
    riding on a swift cloud.
The idols of Egypt tremble.
    The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

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A Prophecy Against Egypt

19 A prophecy(A) against Egypt:(B)

See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud(C)
    and is coming to Egypt.
The idols of Egypt tremble before him,
    and the hearts of the Egyptians melt(D) with fear.

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I say, ‘You are gods;
    you are all children of the Most High.

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“I said, ‘You are “gods”;(A)
    you are all sons of the Most High.’

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Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

God presides over heaven’s court;
    he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:

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Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

God presides in the great assembly;
    he renders judgment(A) among the “gods”:(B)

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And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the Lord.’[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:2 Yahweh is a transliteration of the proper name YHWH that is sometimes rendered “Jehovah”; in this translation it is usually rendered “the Lord” (note the use of small capitals).

34 Jesus replied, “It is written in your own Scriptures[a] that God said to certain leaders of the people, ‘I say, you are gods!’[b] 35 And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God’s message were called ‘gods,’

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Footnotes

  1. 10:34a Greek your own law.
  2. 10:34b Ps 82:6.

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law,(A) ‘I have said you are “gods”’[a]?(B) 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God(C) came—and Scripture cannot be set aside(D)

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  1. John 10:34 Psalm 82:6

17 There will be wailing in every vineyard,
    for I will destroy them all,”
    says the Lord.

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17 There will be wailing(A) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through(B) your midst,”
says the Lord.(C)

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11 I, yes I, am the Lord,
    and there is no other Savior.
12 First I predicted your rescue,
    then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world.
No foreign god has ever done this.
    You are witnesses that I am the only God,”
    says the Lord.
13 “From eternity to eternity I am God.
    No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.
    No one can undo what I have done.”

The Lord’s Promise of Victory

14 This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:

“For your sakes I will send an army against Babylon,
    forcing the Babylonians[a] to flee in those ships they are so proud of.
15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,
    Israel’s Creator and King.

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Footnotes

  1. 43:14 Or Chaldeans.

11 I, even I, am the Lord,(A)
    and apart from me there is no savior.(B)
12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
    I, and not some foreign god(C) among you.
You are my witnesses,(D)” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
13     Yes, and from ancient days(E) I am he.(F)
No one can deliver out of my hand.
    When I act, who can reverse it?”(G)

God’s Mercy and Israel’s Unfaithfulness

14 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(H) the Holy One(I) of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon
    and bring down as fugitives(J) all the Babylonians,[a](K)
    in the ships in which they took pride.
15 I am the Lord,(L) your Holy One,
    Israel’s Creator,(M) your King.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:14 Or Chaldeans