# For the scripture says

Here the scripture is personified as if God were talking to Pharaoh. AT: "The scripture records that God said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# I ... my

God is referring to himself.

# you

singular (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# I raised you up

"Raised" here is an idiom for "to cause something to be what it is." AT: "I made you the powerful man that you are" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# so that my name might be proclaimed

You can translate this in an active form. AT: "that people might proclaim my name" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# my name

This metonym refers either 1) to God in all of his being. AT: "who I am" or 2) To his reputation. AT: "how great I am" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# in all the earth

"wherever there are people" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs-hyperbole]])

# whom he wishes, he makes stubborn

God makes stubborn whoever he wishes to make stubborn.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proclaim]]