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Lexicon :: Strong's H3947 - lāqaḥ

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לָקַח
Transliteration
lāqaḥ
Pronunciation
law-kakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1124

Strong’s Definitions

לָקַח lâqach, law-kakh'; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):—accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 965x

The KJV translates Strong's H3947 in the following manner: take (747x), receive (61x), take away (51x), fetch (31x), bring (25x), get (6x), take out (6x), carry away (5x), married (4x), buy (3x), miscellaneous (26x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 965x
The KJV translates Strong's H3947 in the following manner: take (747x), receive (61x), take away (51x), fetch (31x), bring (25x), get (6x), take out (6x), carry away (5x), married (4x), buy (3x), miscellaneous (26x).
  1. to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away

    1. (Qal)

      1. to take, take in the hand

      2. to take and carry along

      3. to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away

      4. to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept

      5. to take up or upon, put upon

      6. to fetch

      7. to take, lead, conduct

      8. to take, capture, seize

      9. to take, carry off

      10. to take (vengeance)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be captured

      2. to be taken away, be removed

      3. to be taken, brought unto

    3. (Pual)

      1. to be taken from or out of

      2. to be stolen from

      3. to be taken captive

      4. to be taken away, be removed

    4. (Hophal)

      1. to be taken unto, be brought unto

      2. to be taken out of

      3. to be taken away

    5. (Hithpael)

      1. to take hold of oneself

      2. to flash about (of lightning)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָקַח lâqach, law-kakh'; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):—accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
STRONGS H3947: Abbreviations
לָקַח965 verb take (Late Hebrew id., especially buy, and (Niph.) be taken in marriage; MI17; 20 Imperfect ואקח; Phoenician לקח; Assyrian liḳû, laḳû DlHWB 384; Arabic bdb054206 conceive (of female), IV. impregnate; Ethiopic bdb054207 receive; Zinjirli לקח DHMSendsch. 59; Aramaic also Inscription of Carpentras3 (Imperative קחי); compare CookGloss Aramaic Inscr); —
Qal Perfect ל׳ Genesis 2:22 +, לָקָח֑ Genesis 27:36 + (קָח Ezekiel 17:5 is textual error; omitted by Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Co, compare Ges§ 19, 3. a); suffix לְקָחַנִי Genesis 24:7, לְקָחָם Jeremiah 27:20 (for קָחָם Hosea 11:3 read probably אֶקָּחֵם Greek Version of the LXX Targum Ew St Sta§ 384, 4 Now Che Or We); 2nd person masculine singular לָקַחְתָּ Genesis 20:3 +, etc.; Imperfect יִקַּח Exodus 21:10 +, וַיִּקַּח (Numbers 16:1 read וַיָּקָם Bö We Di Dr 2 Samuel 18:18; 1 Samuel 30:20 read וַיִּקְחוּ We Dr Kit Bu); suffix יִקָּחֵנִי 2 Samuel 22:27 +; יִקָּחֲךָ Job 15:12; 3rd person feminine singular תִּקַּח Genesis 38:23 +; 1st person singular אֶקַּח Genesis 14:23 +, וָאֶקְחָה Zechariah 11:13; 1st person plural נִקַּח Genesis 34:6 +, נִקְחָה 1 Samuel 4:3 +; וַנִּקַּח Deuteronomy 3:8; Deuteronomy 29:7; Imperative לְקַח Exodus 29:1; Proverbs 20:16 + Ezekiel 37:16 (Co וְלָקַחְתָּ֫, after Greek Version of the LXX); feminine singular לִקְחִי 1 Kings 17:11; usually קַח Genesis 6:21 +, קְחָה Genesis 15:9, suffix 3rd person masculine singular, קָחֶנּוּ 1 Samuel 16:11 + 2 times; suffix 3rd person feminine singular קָחֶנָּה Jeremiah 36:14; suffix 3rd person masculine plural קָחֶםנָֿא Genesis 48:9 (compare Köi. 330 Ges§ 61, 2); feminine singular קְחִי Isaiah 23:16 + 3 times; masculine plural קְחוּ Genesis 42:33 +, suffix 3rd person masculine singular קָחֻהוּ 1 Kings 20:33; Infinitive absolute לָקוֺחַ Jeremiah 32:14 + 2 times, לָקֹחַ Deuteronomy 31:26; construct קַחַת Jeremiah 5:3 +; קְחַתֿ 2 Kings 12:9 (Köi. 318); usually with preposition לָקַ֫חַת Genesis 4:11 +, מִקַּ֫חַת 1 Kings 22:3 +, etc.; suffix קַחְתִּי Ezekiel 24:25, קַחְתֵּךְ Genesis 30:15 +, etc.; Participle active לֹקֵחַ Genesis 27:46 +, etc.; passive plural לְקֻחִים Proverbs 24:11; —
1. take, take in the hand, followed by accusative of thing, Exodus 7:15 (J), Exodus 17:5 (E), Numbers 25:7 (P), 2 Kings 4:29 (all with בְּיַד) 2 Samuel 18:14 (with בְּכַף), compare Genesis 8:9 (J), Exodus 4:17; Exodus 12:22 (JE), Deuteronomy 15:17 + often; Genesis 40:11 (E; of plucking grapes. 2 Samuel 4:6 read סֹקְלָה for לֹקְחֵי, see חִטָּה, above, and סקל). This easily passes into
2. take and carry along with oneself, כֶּסֶף קְחוּ בְיֶדְכֶם Genesis 43:12 (J), Joshua 9:11 (JE), 1 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 5:5; 2 Kings 8:8, 9; 2 Kings 9:1 all Proverbs 7:20 (all with בְּיַד); Genesis 43:15; Joshua 9:4 (both J E), +.
3.
a. take from, or out of, followed by active of thing or person, + מִן local: Genesis 2:22 (rib from man), Genesis 3:22 (man from ground; both J); Deuteronomy 19:12; 1 Samuel 17:49; 1 Kings 17:19 +; וַיִּקַּ ח אֶתהַֿחֶרֶב מֵעַל יֶרֶךְ יִמִינוֺ Judges 3:21 (i.e. drew it); with ב instrumental בְּמֶלְקָחַיִם מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ל׳ Isaiah 6:6; followed by מִן partitive 2 Samuel 12:4.
b. take, carry away: Ezekiel 3:14 sprit lifited me up and carried me away; figurative of passion carrying one away Job 15:12.
c. take away from, so as to deprive of, followed by accusative Genesis 42:36 (E); followed by accusative + מִן, Genesis 44:29 (מֵעִם; J), 1 Kings 11:34; Psalm 51:13; לֹקֵחַ אֶתֿ י׳ אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל ראֹשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 Kings 2:3 י׳ is about to take away thy lord from over thy head, so 2 Kings 2:5; compare absolute אֵינֶנּוּ אֹתוֺ אלהים כִּילֿ׳ Genesis 5:24 (P); more often without מִן, Genesis 27:36 (twice in verse); Genesis 30:15 (twice in verse); Genesis 31:1 (all J), Judges 11:13, 15; Judges 15:6; Judges 18:24; 1 Samuel 12:3 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 12:4; 1 Kings 11:34; Job 12:20; absolute Job 1:21; אֶתֶּןלְֿךָ מֶלֶךְ בְּאַמִּי וְאֶקַּח בְּעֶבְרָתִי Hosea 13:11; of the sword, taking away its victims Ezekiel 33:4, 6; figurative of taking away understanding Hosea 4:11.
d. especially take away life 1 Kings 19:10, 14; Psalm 31:14; Proverbs 1:19; Jonah 4:3.
4. take to or for a person:
a. for oneself, followed by accusative + לְ, = appropriate to oneself Deuteronomy 7:25; Numbers 8:16 (P), Deuteronomy 22:7; 2 Kings 12:6; with לְ as dativus commodi [dative of benefit], Zechariah 11:7; אֶתשְֿׁנֵי יְלָדַי לוֺ לַעֲבָדִים ל׳ 2 Kings 4:1 to take my two sons for himself for slaves; so (without לְ reflexive), תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עוֺלָם Job 40:28 wilt thou take him as slave for ever?
b. = procure, get, followed by accusative + לְ, קְחוּ לָכֶם תֶּבֶן Exodus 5:11 (J) get you straw; לֹקֵחַ לוֺ קָלוֺן Proverbs 9:7 getteth to himself shame; so often, especially קַח לְךָ, etc., Genesis 6:21; Genesis 12:19; Genesis 16:21; Genesis 45:19 +; without לְ, Nehemiah 5:2 let us procure corn, and eat and live; of acquiring a field Proverbs 31:16.
c. take possession of, followed by accusative, of land Deuteronomy 29:7; Joshua 11:16, 23 (all D), 2 Chronicles 16:5; compare מְּקֻדָּתוֺ יִקַּח אַחֵר Psalm 109:8 his office let another take; figurative הַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא יִקָּחֵהוּ אֹפֶל Job 3:6 that night — let darkness take possession of it!
d. = select, choose, י׳ וְאֶתְכֶם ל׳ Deuteronomy 4:20, compare Deuteronomy 4:34)+ לוֺ), 1 Kings 11:37; of men Deuteronomy 1:15; Joshua 3:12 (J E; + לָכֶם); + מִן Deuteronomy 1:23; Joshua 4:2 (JE).
e. especially take in marriage:
(1) for another, especially a son, with לְ, וְלָקַחְתָּ֫ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי, Genesis 24:4 and thou shalt take a wife for my son, so Genesis 24:7; Genesis 24:38; Genesis 24:40; Genesis 24:48 (all J), Genesis 21:21 (E), Jeremiah 29:6b;
(2) more often for oneself, usually with לְ reflexive (sometimes + לְאִשָּׁה), Genesis 4:19; Genesis 6:2; Genesis 11:29; Genesis 12:19 (all J), + often; without לְ Genesis 20:2, 3(E), etc.
f. = receive, accept, especially a bribe, gift, ransom, etc., 1 Samuel 8:3c; 1 Samuel 12:4 (both followed by מִן), Amos 5:12; 2 Kings 5:15, 16, 20, 23, 26 (twice in verse); Psalm 15:5; interest-money Ezekiel 18:13, 17; Ezekiel 22:12; inheritance Joshua 13:8; Joshua 18:7(both D), Numbers 34:14 (twice in verse); Numbers 34:15 (P); of earth, receiving Abel's blood Genesis 4:11 (J); chastisement Isaiah 40:2; of perceiving a sound, Job 4:11 mine ear received a whisper of it; receive mentally: וְלָקַח בְּעָלָיו Exodus 22:10 (E) i.e. shall accept the oath as satisfactory; בָּרֵךְ לָקַחְתִּי Numbers 23:20 (JE), i.e. I have received (commandment by revelation) to bless; receive instruction Proverbs 24:32; Jeremiah 2:30 +; entanglements of temptation Proverbs 22:25.
g. take, as preliminary to further action: Genesis 31:34 (E), she took them and put them; Judges 3:25 take key and open; Joshua 2:4 she took the two men and hid them; 1 Kings 18:4 Obadiah took 100 prophets and hid them; 1 Kings 19:21 Elisha took the yoke of oxen and slew them, compare 2 Samuel 17:19; 2 Samuel 18:18; sometimes wholly redundant, קְחוּ וַעֲשׂוּ עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה 1 Samuel 6:7 take and prepare a new cart, etc.; somewhat different is הַלֹּקְחִים לְשׁוֺנָם וַיִּנְאֲמוּ נְאֻם Jeremiah 23:31, i.e. they take (= make use of) their own tongues, and talk oracles.
5. take up, upon = put upon, followed by ׃עַל וַתִּקַּת תָּמָר אֵפֶר עַלרֿאֹשָׁהּ 2 Samuel 13:19 and Tamar put ashes upon her head; וַיִּקָּחֶהָ עַלהַֿחֲמוֺר Judges 19:28; compare יִפְרשֹׁ כְּנָפָיו יִקָּחֵהוּ Deuteronomy 32:11 he spreadeth his wings, he taketh him up.
6. = fetch: קְחִינָֿא לִי מְעַטמַֿיִם 1 Kings 17:10 fetch me, pray, a little water, compare 1 Kings 17:11; 1 Kings 17:11, 2 Kings 2:20; 2 Kings 4:41; וְקַחלִֿי מִשָּׁם שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִוִּים Genesis 27:9 and fetch me thence two kids, compare Genesis 27:13 (J); + בְּיָדִי 1 Samuel 21:9; an offering Leviticus 12:8 (P; || הֵבִיא Leviticus 12:6); with human object often nearly = summon, לָקֹב אֹיְבַי לְקַחְתִּיךָ Numbers 33:11 (JE) to curse mine enemies did I summon thee, Judges 11:5; 1 Samuel 16:11; שְׁלַח וְקַח אֹתוֺ אֵלַי 1 Samuel 20:31 send and bring him unto me; 2 Kings 3:15; 2 Kings 6:13 +; of י׳, summoning his people from exile, מִשָּׁם יְקָּחֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 30:4.
7. take=lead, conduct (with or without contact): וַיִּקַּח אֶתשְֿׁנֵי בָנָיו עִמּוֺ Genesis 48:1; גַּם בְּקַרְכֶם קְחוּ Exodus 12:32 (both E); וְאֶתעַֿמּוֺ לָקַח עִמּוֺ Exodus 14:6 (J) and his people he took with him; compare Exodus 14:7 (J), Joshua 8:1 (JE), Judges 4:6; אֶקָּֽחֲךָ אֶלמָֿקוֺם אַחֵר Numbers 23:27 I will take thee unto another place, compare Numbers 23:14; Numbers 23:28 (all J E); י׳ subject, וָאֶקַּח אֶתאֲֿבִיכֶם Joshua 24:3 (E) and I took your father Abraham from beyond the river; לַמָּוֶת הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים rescue those led to death.
8. take = capture, seize: לָקַחְתִּי בְחָזְקָה 1 Samuel 2:16 I will take by force, that is, flesh; of spoils, בֶּצַע כֶּסֶף לֹא ל׳ Judges 5:19 gain of silver they took not; of capture of ark 1 Samuel 5:1; bronze 2 Samuel 8:3, etc.; territory Genesis 48:22 (E), Deuteronomy 3:14; cities Numbers 21:25 (JE), Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 11:19 (D), 1 Samuel 7:14; 2 Samuel 8:1; of capture of hippopotamus Job 40:24; of seductions of woman, בְּעַפְעַפֶּיהָ וְאַל־תִּקָֽחֲךָ Proverbs 6:25 and let her not capture thee with her eyelids.
9. take = carry off:
a. as booty Genesis 14:11; 1 Samuel 27:9; 1 Samuel 30:16, 18, 19, 20; 1 Kings 14:26 (twice in verse).
10. in phrase take vengeance: וְנִקְחָה נִקְמָתֵנוּ מִמֶּנּוּ Jeremiah 20:10 and we will take our vengeance upon him; absolute נָקָם אֶקַּח Isaiah 47:3 vengeance will I take.
Niph. Perfect נִלְקַח 1 Samuel 4:22; נִלְקָ֑ח 1 Samuel 4:11; Ezekiel 33:6; 3rd person feminine singular נִלְקָ֑חָה 1 Samuel 4:17; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּלָּקַח Esther 2:8, 16; 1st person singular אֶלָּקַח 2 Kings 2:9; Infinitive construct הִלָּקַח 1 Samuel 4:19, 21, suffix הִלָּֽקְחוֺ 1 Samuel 21:7; —
1. be captured, of ark 1 Samuel 4:11, 17, 19, 21, 22.
2. be taken away, removed, of shewbread 1 Samuel 21:7; of removal by death Ezekiel 33:6; of translation of Elijah 2 Kings 2:9 (with מֵעִם person)
3. be taken, brought unto (אֶלֿ), only Esther 2:8, 16.
Pu. Perfect לֻקַּח Genesis 3:23 +, 3rd person feminine singular לְֻקָֿחָהֿ Genesis 2:23, 2nd person masculine singular לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ Genesis 3:19, etc.; —
1. be taken from, out of (מִן of source) Genesis 2:23; Genesis 3:19, 23 (all J); compare וְלֻקַּח מֵהֶם קְלָלָה Jeremiah 29:22 and there shall be taken from them)derived from their case) a curse-formula.
2. = be stolen from, Judges 17:2 (ל person)
3. be taken captive, Jeremiah 48:46, compare Isaiah 52:5.
4. be taken away, removed (= Niph. 2), of Elijah's translation 2 Kings 2:10 (with מֵאֵת person), of death Isaiah 53:8 (with מִן, probably instrumental)
Hoph. Imperfect יֻקַּח Genesis 18:4 +, etc.; —
1. be taken, brought unto Genesis 12:15 (J; followed by בֵּית to the house of), Genesis 18:4 (absolute)
2. be taken out of Job 28:2 (מִן of source), from, of Ezekiel 15:3 (מִן partitive)
3. be taken away from Isaiah 49:24 (מִן person); absolute Isaiah 49:25.
Hithp. Participle feminine singular אֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּ֫חַת literally fire taking hold of itself, of lightning Exodus 9:24 (JE), Ezekiel 1:4, exact significance dubious; in close succession, incessant Di Sm, infolding itself, i.e. a mass of fire, Thes Rob-Ges A VB SS, > of quivering flashes Buhl, of forked or zigzag lightning Da.
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Genesis

2:22; 2:22; 2:23; 2:23; 3:19; 3:19; 3:22; 3:23; 3:23; 4:11; 4:11; 4:19; 5:24; 6:2; 6:21; 6:21; 8:9; 11:29; 12:15; 12:19; 12:19; 14:11; 14:12; 14:23; 15:9; 18:4; 18:4; 20:2; 20:3; 20:3; 21:21; 24:4; 24:7; 24:7; 24:38; 24:40; 24:48; 27:9; 27:13; 27:36; 27:36; 27:46; 30:15; 30:15; 31:1; 31:34; 34:6; 38:23; 40:11; 42:33; 42:36; 43:12; 43:15; 44:29; 45:19; 48:1; 48:9; 48:22

Exodus

4:17; 5:11; 7:15; 9:24; 12:22; 12:32; 14:6; 14:7; 17:5; 21:10; 22:10; 29:1

Leviticus

12:6; 12:8

Numbers

8:16; 16:1; 21:25; 23:14; 23:20; 23:27; 23:28; 25:7; 33:11; 34:14; 34:15

Deuteronomy

1:15; 1:23; 3:8; 3:14; 3:14; 4:20; 4:34; 7:25; 15:17; 19:12; 22:7; 29:7; 29:7; 30:4; 31:26; 32:11

Joshua

2:4; 3:12; 4:2; 8:1; 9:4; 9:11; 11:16; 11:19; 11:23; 13:8; 18:7; 24:3

Judges

3:21; 3:25; 4:6; 5:19; 11:5; 11:13; 11:15; 15:6; 17:2; 18:24; 19:28

1 Samuel

2:16; 4:3; 4:11; 4:11; 4:17; 4:17; 4:19; 4:19; 4:21; 4:21; 4:22; 4:22; 5:1; 6:7; 7:14; 8:3; 12:3; 12:4; 16:11; 16:11; 17:49; 20:31; 21:7; 21:7; 21:9; 27:9; 30:16; 30:18; 30:19; 30:20; 30:20

2 Samuel

4:6; 8:1; 8:3; 12:4; 12:4; 13:19; 17:19; 18:14; 18:18; 18:18; 22:27

1 Kings

11:34; 11:34; 11:37; 14:3; 14:26; 17:10; 17:11; 17:11; 17:11; 17:19; 18:4; 19:10; 19:14; 19:21; 20:33; 22:3

2 Kings

2:3; 2:5; 2:9; 2:9; 2:10; 2:20; 3:15; 4:1; 4:29; 4:41; 5:5; 5:15; 5:16; 5:20; 5:23; 5:26; 6:13; 8:8; 8:9; 9:1; 12:6; 12:9; 18:32; 23:34

2 Chronicles

16:5; 36:4

Nehemiah

5:2

Esther

2:8; 2:8; 2:16; 2:16

Job

1:21; 3:6; 4:11; 12:20; 15:12; 15:12; 28:2; 40:24

Psalms

15:5; 31:14; 51:13; 109:8

Proverbs

1:19; 6:25; 7:20; 9:7; 20:16; 22:25; 24:11; 24:32; 31:16

Isaiah

6:6; 23:16; 36:17; 40:2; 47:3; 49:24; 49:25; 52:5; 53:8

Jeremiah

2:30; 5:3; 20:10; 23:31; 27:20; 29:6; 29:22; 32:14; 36:14; 48:46

Ezekiel

1:4; 3:14; 15:3; 17:5; 18:13; 18:17; 22:12; 24:25; 33:4; 33:6; 33:6; 33:6; 37:16

Hosea

4:11; 11:3; 13:11

Amos

5:12

Jonah

4:3

Zechariah

11:7; 11:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3947 matches the Hebrew לָקַח (lāqaḥ),
which occurs 65 times in 56 verses in 'Eze' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Eze 1:4–Eze 38:13)

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4 -

I looked, and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a huge cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:10 -

Next he said to me, “Son of man, listen carefully to all my words that I speak to you and take them to heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:14 -

The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the LORD’s hand was on me powerfully.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:1 -

“Now you, son of man, take a brick, set it in front of you, and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:3 -

“Take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Face it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:9 -

“Also take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt. Put them in a single container and make them into bread for yourself. You are to eat it during the number of days you lie on your side, 390 days.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1 -

“Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as you would a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:2 -

“You are to burn a third of it in the city when the days of the siege have ended; you are to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind, for I will draw a sword to chase after them.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:3 -

“But you are to take a few strands from the hair and secure them in the folds of your robe.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:4 -

“Take some more of them, throw them into the fire, and burn them in it. A fire will spread from it to the whole house of Israel.

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He stretched out what appeared to be a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the inner gate that faces north, where the offensive statue that provokes jealousy was located.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:6 -

After the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from inside the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.

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Then the cherub reached out his hand to the fire that was among them. He took some and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out.

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“Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on?

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“You took some of your clothing and made colorful high places for yourself, and you engaged in prostitution on them. These places should not have been built, and this should never have happened![fn]

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“You also took your beautiful jewelry made from the gold and silver I had given you, and you made male images so that you could engage in prostitution with them.

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“Then you took your embroidered clothing to cover them and set my oil and incense before them.

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“ ‘You even took your sons and daughters you bore to me and sacrificed them to these images as food. Wasn’t your prostitution enough?

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“You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!

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“I will hand you over to them, and they will demolish your mounds and tear down your elevated places. They will strip off your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you stark naked.

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“Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you[fn] receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of your covenant.

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“You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: A huge eagle with powerful wings, long feathers, and full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.

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“Then he took some of the land’s seed and put it in a fertile field; he set it like a willow, a plant[fn] by abundant water.

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“Now say to that rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean? ’ Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

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“He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,

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“ ‘This is what the Lord GOD says:

I will take a sprig

from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it.

I will pluck a tender sprig

from its topmost shoots,

and I will plant it

on a high towering mountain.

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“He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from injustice and carries out true justice between men.

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“and lends at interest or for profit, will he live? He will not live! Since he has committed all these detestable acts, he will certainly die. His death will be his own fault.[fn]

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“He keeps his hand from harming the poor, not taking interest or profit on a loan. He practices my ordinances and follows my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live.

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“When she saw that she waited in vain,

that her hope was lost,

she took another of her cubs

and made him a young lion.

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“People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten me. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.

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“The conspiracy of her prophets within her is[fn] like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her.

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“They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. Since they executed judgment against her, she became notorious among women.

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“When I vent my jealous fury on you, they will deal with you in wrath. They will cut off your nose and ears, and the rest of you[fn] will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and the rest of you will be consumed by fire.

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“They will strip off your clothes and take your beautiful jewelry.

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“They will treat you with hatred, take all you have worked for, and leave you stark naked, so that the shame of your debauchery will be exposed, both your depravity and promiscuity.

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“Take the choicest of the flock

and also pile up the fuel[fn] under it.

Bring it to a boil

and cook the bones in it.

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“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow.

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“As for you, son of man, know that on that day I will take from them their stronghold ​— ​their pride and joy, the delight of their eyes, and the longing of their hearts ​— ​as well as their sons and daughters.

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They constructed all your planking

with pine trees from Senir.

They took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

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A sword will come against Egypt,

and there will be anguish in Cush

when the slain fall in Egypt,

and its wealth is taken away,

and its foundations are demolished.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:2 -

“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them, ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman.

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“Then, if anyone hears the sound of the ram’s horn but ignores the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his death will be his own fault.[fn]

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“However, suppose the watchman sees the sword coming but doesn’t blow the ram’s horn, so that the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes away their lives. Then they have been taken away because of their iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’

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“ ‘For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.

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“I will also make the fruit of the trees and the produce of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer experience reproach among the nations on account of famine.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:16 -

“Son of man, take a single stick and write on it: Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him. Then take another stick and write on it: Belonging to Joseph ​— ​the stick of Ephraim ​— ​and all the house of Israel associated with him.

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“tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick so that they become one in my hand.’

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“tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I am going to take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.

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Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its rulers[fn] will ask you, “Have you come to seize spoil? Have you mobilized your assembly to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and possessions, to seize plenty of spoil? ” ’


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