Lexicon :: Strong's H3816 - lᵊ'ōm

“[The founders of] two nations are in your womb;

And the separation of two nations has begun in your body;

The one people shall be stronger than the other;

And the older shall serve the younger.”

May peoples serve you,

And nations bow down to you;

Be lord and master over your brothers,

And may your mother’s sons bow down to you.

May those who curse you be cursed,

And may those who bless you be blessed.”

Why are the [fn]nations in an [fn]uproar [in turmoil against God],

And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?

Let the assembly of the nations be gathered around You,

And return on high over them.

And He will judge the world in righteousness;

He will execute judgment for the nations with fairness (equity).

You drove out the [pagan] nations with Your own hand;

Then you planted and established them (Israel);

[It was by Your power that] You uprooted the [pagan] peoples,

Then You spread them abroad.

You make us a byword among the nations,

A [fn]laughingstock among the people.

He subdues peoples under us

And nations under our feet.

I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people;

I will sing praises to You among the nations.

Who stills the roaring of the seas,

The roaring of their waves,

And the tumult of the peoples,

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,

For You will judge the people fairly

And guide the nations on earth. Selah.

He gave them the lands of the nations [of Canaan],

So that they would possess the fruits of those peoples’ labor,

I will praise and give thanks to You, O LORD, among the people;

And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

Kings of the earth and all people;

Princes and all judges of the earth;

To execute vengeance on the nations

And punishment on the peoples,

The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it],

But a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it.

In a multitude of people is a king’s glory,

But in a lack of people is a [pretentious] prince’s ruin.

Righteousness [moral and spiritual integrity and virtuous character] exalts a nation,

But sin is a disgrace to any people.

He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”

Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;

Oh, the uproar of many peoples

Who roar like the roaring of the seas,

And the noise of nations

Who roar like the rumbling of mighty waters!

Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples!

Let the earth and all that is in it hear, and the world and all that comes forth from it.

“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands,

And let the nations gain their strength;

Let them come near, then let them speak;

Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].

“Because you are precious in My sight,

You are honored and I love you,

I will give other men in return for you and other peoples in exchange for your life.

All the nations have gathered together

So that the peoples may be assembled.

Who among them (the idolaters) can [fn]predict this [that Judah would return from captivity]

And proclaim to us the former events?

Let them provide their witnesses so that they may be justified,

Or let them hear and say [in acknowledgement], “It is the truth.”

Listen to [fn]Me, O islands and coastlands,

And pay attention, you peoples from far away.

The LORD has called Me from the womb;

From the body of My mother He has named Me.

“Listen carefully to Me [says the LORD], O My people,

And hear Me, O My nation;

For a [divine] law will go forth from Me,

And I will quickly establish My justice as a light to the peoples.

“Listen carefully, I have appointed [fn]him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation],

A leader and commander to the peoples.

“For in fact, darkness will cover the earth

And deep darkness will cover the peoples;

But the LORD will rise upon you [Jerusalem]

And His glory and brilliance will be seen on you.

Thus says the LORD of hosts,

“The [fn]broad wall of Babylon will be completely overthrown and the foundations razed

And her high gates will be set on fire;

The peoples will labor in vain,

And the nations become exhausted [only] for fire [that will destroy their work].”

“Is it not indeed from the LORD of hosts

That peoples labor [only] for the fire [that will destroy their work],

And nations grow weary for nothing [that is, things which have no lasting value]?