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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 him not trust H539 in emptiness, deceiving himself;
For emptiness will be his [fn]reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 - “But He drags off the valiant by His power;
He rises, but no one has H539 assurance H539 of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 - “I smiled on them when they did not believe, H539
And the light of my face they did not cast down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:12 - “Will you have H539 faith H539 in him that he will return your [fn]grain
And gather it from your threshing floor?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24 - “With shaking and rage he [fn]races over the ground,
And he does not stand H539 still H539 at the voice of the trumpet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1 - For the choir director; [fn]upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.
Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful H539 disappear from among the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law of the LORD is [fn]perfect, restoring 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 - [fn]I would have despaired unless I had believed H539 that I would 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 you His godly ones!
The LORD preserves the faithful H539
And fully recompenses the proud doer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 - And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not [fn]prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful H539 to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22 - Because they did not believe H539 in God
And did not trust in His salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 - In spite of all this they still sinned
And did not believe H539 in His wonderful works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:37 - For their heart was not steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful H539 in His covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - “My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall be confirmed H539 to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - “It shall be established forever like the moon,
And the witness in the sky is faithful.” H539 [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 93:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5 - Your testimonies are fully confirmed; H539
Holiness befits Your house,
O LORD, [fn]forevermore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 - My eyes shall be upon the faithful H539 of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a [fn]blameless way is the one who will minister to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:12

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:24 - Then they despised the pleasant land;
They did not believe H539 in His word,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 - The works of His hands are [fn]truth and justice;
All His precepts are [fn]sure. H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:10 - I believed H539 when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - Teach me good [fn]discernment and knowledge,
For I believe H539 in Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 - He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is [fn]trustworthy H539 conceals a matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 - The [fn]naive believes H539 everything,
But the sensible man considers his steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - Like the cold of snow in the [fn]time of harvest
Is a faithful H539 messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:25 - When [fn]he speaks graciously, do not believe H539 him,
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 [fn]deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - How the faithful H539 city has become a harlot,
She who was full of justice!
Righteousness once lodged in her,
But now murderers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - “Then I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning;
After that you will be called the city of righteousness,
A 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 the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, H539 you surely shall not [fn]last.”’” H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - “And [fn]I will take to Myself faithful H539 witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 - “I will drive him like a peg in a firm H539 place,
And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - “In that day,” declares the LORD of hosts, “the peg driven in a firm H539 place will give way; it will even break off and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off, for the LORD has spoken.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - Therefore thus says the Lord [fn]GOD,
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone,
A costly cornerstone for the foundation, [fn]firmly placed.
He who believes H539 in it will not be [fn]disturbed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 - He will dwell on the heights,
His refuge will be the [fn]impregnable rock;
His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure. H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10 - “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD,
“And My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you may know and believe H539 Me
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
And there will be none after Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One,
To the despised One,
To the One abhorred by the nation,
To the Servant of rulers,
“Kings will see and arise,
Princes will also bow down,
Because of the LORD who is faithful, H539 the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 - “Kings will be your guardians, H539
And their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth
And lick the dust of your feet;
And you will know that I am the LORD;
Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1 - Who has believed H539 our message?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 - “Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that [fn]you may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful H539 mercies [fn]shown to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4 - “Lift up your eyes round about and see;
They all gather together, they come to you.
Your sons will come from afar,
And your daughters will be [fn]carried H539 in the arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:6 - “For even your brothers and the household of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with you,
Even they have cried aloud after you.
Do not believe H539 them, although they may say nice things to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - Why has my pain been perpetual
And my wound incurable, refusing to be healed?
Will You indeed be to me like a deceptive stream
With water that is unreliable? H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:14 - and said to him, “Are you well aware that Baalis the king of the sons of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe H539 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful H539 witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole [fn]message with which the LORD your God will send you to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - Those who ate delicacies
Are desolate in the streets;
Those [fn]reared H539 in purple
Embrace ash pits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 - The kings of the earth did not believe, H539
Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel I declare what is sure. H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - [fn]Ephraim surrounds Me with lies
And the house of Israel with deceit;
Judah is also unruly against God,
Even against the Holy One who is faithful. H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - Then the people of Nineveh believed H539 in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.

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