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Lexicon :: Strong's H539 - 'āman

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אָמַן
Transliteration
'āman
Pronunciation
aw-man'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 116

Strong’s Definitions

אָמַן ʼâman, aw-man'; a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541, to go to the right hand) properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;:—hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 108x

The KJV translates Strong's H539 in the following manner: believe (44x), assurance (1x), faithful (20x), sure (11x), established (7x), trust (5x), verified (3x), stedfast (2x), continuance (2x), father (2x), bring up (4x), nurse (2x), be nursed (1x), surely be (1x), stand fast (1x), fail (1x), trusty (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 108x
The KJV translates Strong's H539 in the following manner: believe (44x), assurance (1x), faithful (20x), sure (11x), established (7x), trust (5x), verified (3x), stedfast (2x), continuance (2x), father (2x), bring up (4x), nurse (2x), be nursed (1x), surely be (1x), stand fast (1x), fail (1x), trusty (1x).

  1. to support, confirm, be faithful

    1. (Qal)

      1. to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish

        1. foster-father (subst.)

        2. foster-mother, nurse

        3. pillars, supporters of the door

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm

        1. to be carried by a nurse

        2. made firm, sure, lasting

        3. confirmed, established, sure

        4. verified, confirmed

        5. reliable, faithful, trusty

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in

        1. stand firm

        2. trust, believe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָמַן ʼâman, aw-man'; a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541, to go to the right hand) properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;:—hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
STRONGS H539: Abbreviations
† I. [אָמַן] verb confirm, support (compare Arabic أَمِنَ, etc., see below; Sabean אמן in derivatives & proper names compare CISiv. 1, 10 DHMZMG 1885, 598; Aramaic אֲמַן, NmA in Haph., Ethiopic አምነ፡, Assyrian in derivatives) — only
Qal Participle אֹמֵן —
1. as verb support, nourish 2 Kings 10:1, 5; Esther 2:7,
2. as substantive foster-father Numbers 11:12 (J) Isaiah 49:23.
3. אֹמֶנֶת foster-mother, nurse Ruth 4:16; 2 Samuel 4:4.
4. אֹמְנוֺת pillars, supporters of the door [H547 2 Kings 18:16]. Participle passive
a. הָאֱמֻנִים those brought up (in scarlet) Lamentations 4:5.
b. אֱמוּנִים intransitive faithful (as firm, stable) as substantive masculine faithful ones Psalm 12:2 (> Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version and others faithfulness) 2 Samuel 20:19 (compare Arabic أَمُنَ be faithful, أَمَنَ trust in, أَمِنَ be secure); Psalm 31:24 faithful ones י׳ Keepeth, אֱמוּנִים נֹצֵר י׳; but א׳ is here taken by Greek Version of the LXX Ri De Che as abstract noun see אֵמֻן.
Niph. נֶאֱמַן Proverbs 11:13 + (6 times); Imperfect יֵאָמֵן, יֵאָ֫מֶן 1 Kings 8:26 + (9 times); Participle נֶאֱמָן Proverbs 25:13 + (16 times) נֶאֱמָנָה Isaiah 1:21 + (+ 4 times); נֶאֱמֶנֶת Psalm 89:29; נֶאֱמָנִים Proverbs 27:6 + (9 times); נֶאֱמָנוֺת Deuteronomy 28:59.
1. carried by a nurse Isaiah 60:4.
2. made firm, sure, lasting: place Isaiah 22:23, 25; name 1 Chronicles 17:24; waters Isaiah 33:16; Jeremiah 15:18; an event Hosea 5:9; sickness Deuteronomy 28:59; mercy Isaiah 55:3.
3. confirmed, established, sure: kingdom 2 Samuel 7:16; house, dynasty 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 25:28; 1 Kings 11:38; 1 Chronicles 17:23; prophet Samuel 1 Samuel 3:20; compare word-play אִם לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ = if ye believe not (have not firm confidence) ye will not be confirmed Isaiah 7:9; וְתֵאָמֵנוּ הַאֲמִינוּ בי׳ = believe in Yahweh and ye will be confirmed 2 Chronicles 20:20.
4. verified, confirmed: words of God 1 Kings 8:26; 2 Chronicles 1:9; 6:17; his precepts Psalm 111:7; testimonies Psalm 19:8; Psalm 93:5; covenant Psalm 89:29; words of men Genesis 42:20 (E).
5. reliable, faithful, trusty: persons 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 22:14; Job 12:20; Psalm 89:38; Psalm 101:6; Proverbs 25:13; Isaiah 8:2; Nehemiah 13:13; a city Isaiah 1:21; האל הנאמן the faithful God Deuteronomy 7:9 compare Isaiah 49:7; נֶאֱמַן רוּחַ faithful in spirit (disposition) Proverbs 11:13; לְבָבוֺ נֶאֱמָן his heart faith-ful Nehemiah 9:8; עֵד אֱמֶת וְנֶאֱמָן true and faithful witness Jeremiah 42:5; נאמנים פצעי אוהב faithful the wounds of a loving one Proverbs 27:6; with נֵת Psalm 78:8; עִם Hosea 12:1; בְּ of thing Psalm 78:37; בְּכָל־בֵּיתִי in all my house (of Moses) Numbers 12:7 (E).
Hiph. הֶאֱמִין Genesis 45:26 + (18 times); Imperfect יַאֲמִין, יַאֲמֵן Job 15:31 + (30 times); Imperative הַאֲמִינוּ 2 Chronicles 20:20 + (2 times); Participle מַאֲמִין Deuteronomy 1:32; Isaiah 28:16.
1. stand firm Job 39:24 (with negative of the horse when the trumpet sounds Di De MV RVm; but neither believeth RV, hardly trusts Da).
2. trust, believe:
(a) absolute Exodus 4:31 (J) Isaiah 7:9; Isaiah 28:16; Habakkuk 1:5; Psalm 116:10; Job 29:24;
(b) with ל of person, trust to, believe Genesis 45:26 (E) Exodus 4:1, 8 (J) Jeremiah 40:14; 2 Chronicles 32:15; with God Deuteronomy 9:23; Isaiah 43:10; ל of thing Exodus 4:8, 9 (J) Psalm 106:24; 1 Kings 10:7; 2 Chronicles 9:6; Isaiah 53:1; Proverbs 14:15;
(c) with ב of person, trust in, believe in Exodus 19:9 (J) 1 Samuel 27:12; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Job 4:18; Job 15:15; Proverbs 26:25; Jeremiah 12:6; Micah 7:5; the usual construction with God Genesis 15:6 (E) Exodus 14:31; Numbers 14:11 (J) Numbers 20:12 (P) Deuteronomy 1:32; 2 Kings 17:14; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Psalm 78:22; Jonah 3:5; with ב of thing Deuteronomy 28:66; Job 15:31; Job 24:22; Job 39:12; Psalm 78:32; Psalm 106:12; Psalm 119:66;
(d) with כִּי trust or believe that Exodus 4:5 (J) Job 9:16; Lamentations 4:12;
(e) so with infin. Job 15:22; Psalm 27:13; also trust to do a thing, almost = allow, Judges 11:20.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H540.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:6; 42:20; 45:26; 45:26

Exodus

4:1; 4:5; 4:8; 4:8; 4:9; 4:31; 14:31; 19:9

Numbers

11:12; 12:7; 14:11; 20:12

Deuteronomy

1:32; 1:32; 7:9; 9:23; 28:59; 28:59; 28:66

Judges

11:20

Ruth

4:16

1 Samuel

2:35; 2:35; 3:20; 22:14; 25:28; 27:12

2 Samuel

4:4; 7:16; 20:19

1 Kings

8:26; 8:26; 10:7; 11:38

2 Kings

10:1; 10:5; 17:14

1 Chronicles

17:23; 17:24

2 Chronicles

1:9; 6:17; 9:6; 20:20; 20:20; 20:20; 20:20; 32:15

Nehemiah

9:8; 13:13

Esther

2:7

Job

4:18; 9:16; 12:20; 15:15; 15:22; 15:31; 15:31; 24:22; 29:24; 39:12; 39:24

Psalms

12:2; 19:8; 27:13; 31:24; 78:8; 78:22; 78:32; 78:37; 89:29; 89:29; 89:38; 93:5; 101:6; 106:12; 106:24; 111:7; 116:10; 119:66

Proverbs

11:13; 11:13; 14:15; 25:13; 25:13; 26:25; 27:6; 27:6

Isaiah

1:21; 1:21; 7:9; 7:9; 8:2; 22:23; 22:25; 28:16; 28:16; 33:16; 43:10; 49:7; 49:23; 53:1; 55:3; 60:4

Jeremiah

12:6; 15:18; 40:14; 42:5

Lamentations

4:5; 4:12

Hosea

5:9; 12:1

Jonah

3:5

Micah

7:5

Habakkuk

1:5

H539

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Strong's Number H539 matches the Hebrew אָמַן ('āman),
which occurs 108 times in 102 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Job 15:31–Jon 3:5)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let not him that is deceived trust H539 in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 - He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure H539 of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 - If I laughed on them, they believed H539 it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:12 - Wilt thou believe H539 him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24 - He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth H539 he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1 - [[To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.]] Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful H539 fail from among the children of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, H539 making wise the simple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:13 - I had fainted, unless I had believed H539 to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23 - O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, H539 and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 - And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast H539 with God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22 - Because they believed H539 not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 - For all this they sinned still, and believed H539 not for his wondrous works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:37 - For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast H539 in his covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast H539 with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful H539 witness in heaven. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 93:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5 - Thy testimonies are very sure: H539 holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful H539 of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:12 - Then believed H539 they his words; they sang his praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:24 - Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed H539 not his word:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 - The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:10 - I believed, H539 therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed H539 thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 - A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful H539 spirit concealeth the matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 - The simple believeth H539 every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful H539 messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:25 - When he speaketh fair, believe H539 him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6 - Faithful H539 are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - How is the faithful H539 city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful H539 city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:9 - And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, H539 surely ye shall not be established. H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - And I took unto me faithful H539 witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 - And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure H539 place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure H539 place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth H539 shall not make haste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 - He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10 - Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe H539 me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, H539 and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 - And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, H539 and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1 - Who hath believed H539 our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 - Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure H539 mercies of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4 - Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed H539 at thy side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:6 - For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe H539 them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:14 - And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed H539 them not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful H539 witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up H539 in scarlet embrace dunghills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 - The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed H539 that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful H539 with the saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - So the people of Nineveh believed H539 God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

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