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Isaiah 48:2

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For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name.

For they call {H7121} themselves of the holy {H6944} city {H5892}, and stay {H5564} themselves upon the God {H430} of Israel {H3478}; The LORD {H3068} of hosts {H6635} is his name {H8034}.

that they call themselves people of the holy city or rely on the God of Isra'el - ADONAI-Tzva'ot is his name:

who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.

(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name):

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Cross-References

  • Micah 3:11 (5 votes)

    The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

  • Romans 2:17 (4 votes)

    ¶ Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

  • Isaiah 52:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

  • Isaiah 10:20 (4 votes)

    ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

  • Matthew 27:53 (3 votes)

    And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

  • Jeremiah 21:2 (3 votes)

    Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

  • Nehemiah 11:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts [to dwell] in [other] cities.