Exodus Chapter 19 verse 4 Holy Bible
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
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You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I took you, as on eagles' wings, guiding you to myself.
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Ye have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, and [how] I have borne you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.
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Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
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Ye have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to myself.
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'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to myself.
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Ye -- ye have seen that which I have done to the Egyptians, and I bear you on eagles' wings, and bring you in unto Myself.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians. God prefaces his appeal to Israel with respect to the future, by reminding them of what he had done for them in the past. In the fewest possible words he recalls to their recollection the whole series of signs and wonders wrought in Egypt, from the turning of the water into blood to the destruction of Pharaoh's host in the Red Sea. These, he implies, ought to have taught them to trust him. I bare you on eagle's wings (compare Deuteronomy 32:11), where the metaphor is expanded at considerable length The strength and might of God's sustaining care, and its loving tenderness, are especially glanced at in the comparison. Brought you unto myself. "Brought you," i.e., "to Sinai, the mount of God, where it pleases me especially to reveal myself to you."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) I bare you on eagles' wings.--Comp. Deuteronomy 32:11, "As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them upon her wings." When its young are first fledged, the eagle is said to assist them in their flight by flying beneath them, so that they may settle upon its wings or back, if necessary. God means that He has bestowed upon His people the same tender and powerful care, has borne them up mightily when they might have fallen, supported their first flight as fledglings, and so saved them from disaster.Brought you unto myself.--Not so much "brought you to my presence here on Sinai," as "brought you out of Egypt and its corrupting influences (Joshua 24:14), and led you back to my pure worship and true religion." That is spoken of as accomplished, whereof God had begun the accomplishment.
