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Lexicon :: Strong's H6666 - ṣᵊḏāqâ

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צְדָקָה
Transliteration
ṣᵊḏāqâ
Pronunciation
tsed-aw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1879b

Strong’s Definitions

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh, tsed-aw-kaw'; from H6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 157x

The KJV translates Strong's H6666 in the following manner: righteousness (128x), justice (15x), right (9x), righteous acts (3x), moderately (1x), righteously (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 157x
The KJV translates Strong's H6666 in the following manner: righteousness (128x), justice (15x), right (9x), righteous acts (3x), moderately (1x), righteously (1x).

  1. justice, righteousness

    1. righteousness (in government)

      1. of judge, ruler, king

      2. of law

      3. of Davidic king Messiah

    2. righteousness (of God's attribute)

    3. righteousness (in a case or cause)

    4. righteousness, truthfulness

    5. righteousness (as ethically right)

    6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation

      1. of God

      2. prosperity (of people)

    7. righteous acts

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh, tsed-aw-kaw'; from H6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
STRONGS H6666: Abbreviations
צְדָקָה 157 noun feminine righteousness; — absolute צ׳ Genesis 15:6 + 81 times; construct צִדְקַת Deuteronomy 33:21 +5 times; suffix צִדְקָתִי Genesis 30:33 +, etc.; plural צְדָקוֺת Isaiah 33:15 + 3 times; construct צִדְקוֺת Judges 5:11+; suffix צִדְקֹתֶיךָ Daniel 9:16, etc.; —
1. righteousness, in government:
a. of judge, ruler, king: || משׁפט Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 9:6; Amos 5:7; Amos 6:12; משׁפט וצ׳ 2 Samuel 8:15, עשׂה David executed justice and righteousness = 1 Chronicles 18:14, compare 1 Kings 10:9 2 Chronicles 9:8; Jeremiah 22:3, 15; Jeremiah 33:15; Ezekiel 45:9; יִכּוֺן כִּסֵּא בּצ׳ Proverbs 16:12, compare Isaiah 54:14; עֲבֹדַת השׂ׳, מַעֲשֵׂה הצ׳ Isaiah 32:17, compare Isaiah 32:16; נֹגְשַׂיִךְ צ׳ Isaiah 60:17.
b. of law, || משׁפטים, צִדְקַת י׳ Deuteronomy 33:21.
c. of Davidic king, Messiah, || משׁפט, Psalm 72:1; Psalm 72:3; Isaiah 9:6; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15.
2. God's attribute as sovereign Psalm 36:7; Psalm 71:19; in government, עשׂה משׁפט וצ׳ Psalm 99:4; Jeremiah 9:23; administering justice Job 37:23; punishment Isaiah 1:27; Isaiah 5:16; Isaiah 10:22; Isaiah 28:17; Daniel 9:7; vindication of his people Micah 7:9.
3. righteousness, in a case or cause, בצדקתי החזקתי Job 27:6 on my righteousness I hold fast; מה ישׁ לי עוד צ׳ 2 Samuel 19:29 what right have I yet ? of God's judgments, הגיד צ׳ Isaiah 57:12 (irony); השׁיב צ׳ 1 Samuel 26:23; Job 33:26; כּצ׳, השׁיב 2 Samuel 22:25, גמל 2 Samuel 22:21, נתן 1 Kings 8:52 2 Chronicles 6:23.
4. righteousness = truthfulness, באמת ובצ׳ Isaiah 48:1; Zechariah 8:8; in word Isaiah 45:28; Isaiah 63:1, oath Jeremiah 4:2.
5. righteousness, as ethically right: Genesis 30:33 (J) Deuteronomy 6:25; Isaiah 33:5; Isaiah 41:18; Ezekiel 14:14, 20; Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 11:4, 5, 18, 19 + 17 times, + (ה)צַךִּיק(ים) צִדְקַת Isaiah 5:23; Ezekiel 18:20; Ezekiel 33:12; ישׁרים צ׳ Proverbs 11:6; אֹרַח צ׳ Proverbs 8:20; Proverbs 12:28; דֶּרֶךְ צ׳ Proverbs 16:31; עשׂה צ׳ do righteousness Psalm 106:3; Isaiah 56:1; Isaiah 58:2; Ezekiel 18:22; עשׂה משׁפט וצ׳ Ezekiel 18:5 + 6 times Ezekiel; ומשׁפט עשׂה צ׳ Genesis 18:10 (J) Proverbs 21:8; רדף צ׳ Proverbs 15:9; Proverbs 21:21; הלך באמת ובצ׳ 1 Kings 3:6; חשׁב לוֺ (ל)צ׳ Genesis 15:6 (JE) imputed to him (for) righteousness, Psalm 106:31; וָחֶסֶד צ׳ Proverbs 21:21 (twice in verse) (strike out Greek Version of the LXXA B Toy).
6. righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc. (compare צֶדֶק 6):
a. of God || יָשַׁע, תְּשׁוּעָה, יְשׁוּעָה Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 51:6 + 7 times Isaiah2; || בְּרָכָה Psalm 24:6; || נַחֲלָה Isaiah 54:17; || חֶסֶד Psalm 36:11; Psalm 103:17; שֶׁמֶשׁ צ׳ Malachi 3:20 [Malachi 4:2] sun of righteousness (with healing); בִּצ׳, י׳ delivers, guides, exalts his people Psalm 5:9; Psalm 31:2; Psalm 71:2; Psalm 89:17; Psalm 119:40; Psalm 143:1; Psalm 143:11; אַליָֿבאֹוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 69:28 (of wicked); as accusative after verbs of declaring, etc., his saving (delivering) righteousness Psalm 22:32 [Psalm 22:31]; Psalm 40:11; Psalm 51:16; Psalm 71:15; Psalm 71:16; Psalm 71:24; Psalm 98:2; Psalm 145:7; also יִוָּדַע צ׳ Psalm 88:13; עֹמֶדֶת צ׳ לָעַד his righteousness endureth for ever Psalm 111:3; compare Psalm 119:142.
b. of people, = prosperity, || הון, עשׁר Proverbs 8:18; מוֺרֶה לצ׳ early rain for prosperity Joel 2:23.
7. plural righteous acts:
a. of God Judges 5:11 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 12:7; Micah 6:5; vindication of right Psalm 103:6; redemptive Isaiah 45:24; Daniel 9:16.
b. of man's moral conduct Isaiah 64:5; Jeremiah 51:10, also probably Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 18:24; Ezekiel 33:13 (Kt singular) Psalm 11:7 (? gloss), Daniel 9:18; as adverb accusative, הֹלֵךְ צְדָקוֺת Isaiah 33:15.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H6665.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:6; 15:6; 18:10; 30:33; 30:33

Deuteronomy

6:25; 33:21; 33:21

Judges

5:11; 5:11

1 Samuel

12:7; 26:23

2 Samuel

8:15; 19:29; 22:21; 22:25

1 Kings

3:6; 8:52; 10:9

1 Chronicles

18:14

2 Chronicles

6:23; 9:8

Job

27:6; 33:26; 37:23

Psalms

5:9; 11:7; 22:31; 24:6; 31:2; 36:7; 36:11; 40:11; 51:16; 69:28; 71:2; 71:15; 71:16; 71:19; 71:24; 72:1; 72:3; 88:13; 89:17; 98:2; 99:4; 103:6; 103:17; 106:3; 106:31; 111:3; 119:40; 119:142; 143:1; 143:11; 145:7

Proverbs

8:18; 8:20; 10:2; 11:4; 11:5; 11:6; 11:18; 11:19; 12:28; 15:9; 16:12; 16:31; 21:8; 21:21; 21:21

Isaiah

1:27; 5:7; 5:16; 5:23; 9:6; 9:6; 10:22; 28:17; 32:16; 32:17; 33:5; 33:15; 33:15; 41:18; 45:8; 45:24; 46:13; 48:1; 51:6; 54:14; 54:17; 56:1; 57:12; 58:2; 60:17; 63:1; 64:5

Jeremiah

4:2; 9:23; 22:3; 22:15; 23:5; 33:15; 33:15; 51:10

Ezekiel

3:20; 14:14; 14:20; 18:5; 18:20; 18:22; 18:24; 33:12; 33:13; 45:9

Daniel

9:7; 9:16; 9:16; 9:18

Joel

2:23

Amos

5:7; 6:12

Micah

6:5; 7:9

Zechariah

8:8

Malachi

4:2

H6666

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Strong's Number H6666 matches the Hebrew צְדָקָה (ṣᵊḏāqâ),
which occurs 159 times in 150 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Psa 103:17–Isa 54:17)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:17 - But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [fn]fear Him,
And His [fn]righteousness H6666 to children’s children,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:3 - How blessed are those who keep [fn]justice,
[fn]Who practice righteousness H6666 at all times!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:31 - And it was reckoned to him for righteousness, H6666
To all generations forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:3 - [fn]Splendid and majestic is His work,
And His righteousness H6666 endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:3 - Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness H6666 endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - [fn]He has given freely to the poor,
His righteousness H6666 endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:40 - Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:142

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:142 - Your righteousness H6666 is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:1 - A Psalm of David.
Hear my prayer, O LORD,
Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! H6666

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:11 - For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me.
In Your righteousness H6666 bring my soul out of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:7 - They shall [fn]eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:18 - “Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:20 - “I walk in the way of righteousness, H6666
In the midst of the paths of justice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:2 - [fn]Ill-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness H6666 delivers from death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:4 - Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness H6666 delivers from death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:5 - The righteousness H6666 of the blameless will smooth his way,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:6 - The righteousness H6666 of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:18 - The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness H6666 gets a true reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:19 - He who is steadfast in righteousness H6666 will attain to life,
And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:28 - In the way of righteousness H6666 is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:6 - Righteousness H6666 guards the [fn]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the [fn]sinner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:34 - Righteousness H6666 exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:9 - The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD,
But He loves one who pursues righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:8 - Better is a little with righteousness H6666
Than great income with injustice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:12 - It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
For a throne is established on righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:31 - A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:3 - To do righteousness H6666 and justice
Is desired by the LORD more than sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:21 - He who pursues righteousness H6666 and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness H6666 and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:27 - Zion will be redeemed with justice
And her [fn]repentant ones with righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:7 - For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;
For righteousness, H6666 but behold, a cry of distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:16 - But the LORD of hosts will be exalted in judgment,
And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:23 - Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away the [fn]rights H6666 of the ones who are in the right!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:7 - There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness H6666
From then on and forevermore.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:22 - For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea,
Only a remnant within them will return;
A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - “I will make justice the measuring line
And righteousness H6666 the level;
Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies
And the waters will overflow the secret place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:16 - Then justice will dwell in the wilderness
And righteousness H6666 will abide in the fertile field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17 - And the work of righteousness H6666 will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, H6666 quietness and [fn]confidence forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:5 - The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - He who walks righteously H6666 and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects [fn]unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8 - “Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness H6666 spring up with it.
I, the LORD, have created it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:23 - “I have sworn by Myself,
The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness H6666
And will not turn back,
That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:24 - “They will say of Me, ‘Only in the LORD are righteousness H6666 and strength.’
Men will come to Him,
And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:12 - “Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded,
Who are far from righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:13 - “I bring near My righteousness, H6666 it is not far off;
And My salvation will not delay.
And I will grant salvation in Zion,
And My glory for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:1 - “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel
And who came forth from the [fn]loins of Judah,
Who swear by the name of the LORD
And invoke the God of Israel,
But not in truth nor in righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:18 - “If only you had paid attention to My commandments!
Then your [fn]well-being would have been like a river,
And your righteousness H6666 like the waves of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:6 - “Lift up your eyes to the sky,
Then look to the earth beneath;
For the sky will vanish like smoke,
And the earth will wear out like a garment
And its inhabitants will die [fn]in like manner;
But My salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness H6666 will not [fn]wane.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:8 - “For the moth will eat them like a garment,
And the grub will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness H6666 will be forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:14 - “In righteousness H6666 you will be established;
You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear;
And from terror, for it will not come near you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:17 - “No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And every tongue that [fn]accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
And their vindication H6666 is from Me,” declares the LORD.

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