Exodus 15:11

Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
gods	בָּֽאֵלִם֙ ba.'e.Lim	H410	strength · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
glorious	נֶאְדָּ֣ר ne'.Dar	H142	to expand · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
holiness	בַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁ ba.Ko.desh	H6944	a sacred place or thing · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fearful	נוֹרָ֥א no.Ra'	H3372	to fear · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
praises	תְהִלֹּ֖ת te.hi.Lot	H8416	laudation · noun, common feminine plural absolute
doing	עֹ֥שֵׂה 'O.seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct
wonders	פֶֽלֶא Fe.le'	H6382	a miracle · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Kings 8:23 And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy se…
Psalms 89:5-8 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
1 Samuel 2:2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
2 Samuel 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard…
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy,…
Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Jeremiah 10:6-7 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Deuteronomy 3:24 O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 15:1-21

Having read how that complete victory of Israel over the Egyptians was obtained, here we are told how it was celebrated; those that were to hold their peace while the deliverance was in working (Exo 14:14) must not hold their peace now that it was wrought; the less they had to do then the more they had to do now. If God accomplishes deliverance by his own immediate power, it redounds so much the more to his glory. Moses, no doubt by divine inspiration, indited this song, and delivered it to the children of Israel, to be sung before they stirred from the place where they saw the Egyptians dead upon the shore. Observe, 1. They expressed their joy in God, and thankfulness to him, by singing; it…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 15:11

Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? - We have already seen that all the Egyptian gods, or the objects of the Egyptians' idolatry, were confounded, and rendered completely despicable, by the ten plagues, which appear to have been directed principally against them. Here the people of God exult over them afresh: Who among these gods is like unto Thee? They can neither save nor destroy; Thou dost both in the most signal manner. As the original words מי כמכה באלם יהוה mi chamochah baelim Yehovah are supposed to have constituted the motto on the ensign of the Asmoneans, and to have furnished the name of Maccabeus to Judas, their grand captain, from whom they were afterwards called Macca…

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John Gill on Exodus 15:11

Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods?.... For the perfections of his nature, for the blessings of his goodness, and for the works of his hands; and especially for the greatness and excellency of his power, seen in the salvation of his people, and the ruin of their enemies: there is none like him "among the mighty ones", as it may be rendered; among the mighty angels, who excel in strength, and are sometimes called gods; or among the mighty ones on earth; or the sons of the mighty, kings, princes, judges, and civil magistrates of every rank and order; especially for the following things: who is like thee, glorious in holiness? some understand this of the holy place, either heaven, w…

The Church Fathers

The Old Testament … says, "Who is like to you among the gods, O Lord?" What do you mean, Moses? Is there any comparison at all between the true God and false gods? Moses would reply, "I did not say this to make a comparison; but since I was talking to the Jews, who had a lofty opinion of demons, I condescended to their weakness and brought in the lesson I was teaching in this way." Let me also say that since my discussion is with the Jews, who consider that Christ is mere man and one who violated their law, I compared him with those whom the pagan Greeks admire.
— John Chrysostom, DISCOURSES AGAINST JUDAIZING CHRISTIANS 5.3.3

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Dictionary and topics

Exodus — The great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm” (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about…
God — (A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of ’Eloah_, plural _’Elohim. The singular…
Miriam — Their rebellion. (1.) The sister of Moses and Aaron (Ex. 2:4-10; 1 Chr. 6:3). Her name is prominent in the history of the Exodus. She is called “the prophetess” (Ex. 15:20). She took the lead in the…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Music — Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments (Gen. 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultivation of music. Their whole history and literature afford abundant evidence of this. After the…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Red Sea — The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia from Africa. It is connected with the Indian Ocean, of which it is an arm, by the Strait of…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Armies Of Israel, The · Congratulated on returning victorious — Congratulated on returning victorious
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Israel’s song of praise — Israel’s song of praise

Exodus 15:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 15:1-21

Adam Clarke on Exodus 15:11

John Gill on Exodus 15:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 15:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 15:1-21

Adam Clarke on Exodus 15:11

John Gill on Exodus 15:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 15:11-21

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 15:1-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 15:11

Rashi on Exodus 15:11