Exodus 17:16

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation.

For he said {H559}, Because the LORD {H3050} hath sworn {H3027}{H3676} that the LORD {H3068} will have war {H4421} with Amalek {H6002} from generation {H1755} to generation {H1755}.

and said, "Because their hand was against the throne of Yah, ADONAI will fight 'Amalek generation after generation."

“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 66:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

  • Psalms 21:8 (3 votes)

    Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

  • Psalms 21:11 (3 votes)

    For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

  • Acts 7:49 (1 votes)

    Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what [is] the place of my rest?