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¶ I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

I saw {H7200} the Lord {H136} standing {H5324} upon the altar {H4196}: and he said {H559}, Smite {H5221} the lintel of the door {H3730}, that the posts {H5592} may shake {H7493}: and cut {H1214} them in the head {H7218}, all of them; and I will slay {H2026} the last {H319} of them with the sword {H2719}: he that fleeth {H5127} of them shall not flee away {H5127}, and he that escapeth {H6412} of them shall not be delivered {H4422}.

I saw Adonai standing beside the altar, and he said, "Strike the tops of the columns until the thresholds shake! Smash them to pieces on the heads of all the people! Those who remain I will kill with the sword; not one of them will succeed in fleeing, not one of them will escape.

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 68:21 (4 votes)

    But God shall wound the head of his enemies, [and] the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

  • Habakkuk 3:13 (3 votes)

    Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

  • Amos 3:14 (3 votes)

    That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

  • Isaiah 6:3 (3 votes)

    And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.

  • Isaiah 6:4 (3 votes)

    And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

  • John 1:18 (3 votes)

    No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

  • Isaiah 6:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.