Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For they were called of the holy city, and rested themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of armies his name.

New American Standard Bible

“For they call themselves after the holy city
And lean on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For they are named after the Holy City,
and lean on the God of Israel;
His name is Yahweh of Hosts.

International Standard Version

For they name themselves after the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“For they call themselves [citizens of Jerusalem] after the holy city
And depend on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name.

Bible in Basic English

For they say that they are of the holy town, and put their faith in the God of Israel: the Lord of armies is his name.

Darby Translation

For they are named after the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

For they call themselves {after the holy city}, and they lean on the God of Israel-- Yahweh of hosts [is] his name.

Modern King James verseion

For they call themselves of the holy city, and rest themselves on the God of Israel; Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Which are called free men of the holy city, as they that look for comfort in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

NET Bible

Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord who commands armies.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

For of the holy city, do they call themselves, And on the God of Israel, do they stay themselves, - Yahweh of hosts, is his name.

Webster

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

World English Bible

(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name):

Youngs Literal Translation

For from the Holy City they have been called, And on the God of Israel been supported, Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

themselves of the holy
קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

and stay
סמך 
Camak 
Usage: 48

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

of hosts
צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
Usage: 483

References

Context Readings

Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel

1 Hear this, ye house of Jacob, being called by the name of Israel, and from the water of Judah they came forth swearing by the name of Jehovah, and by the God of Israel they shall bring to remembrance, not in truth and not in justice. 2 For they were called of the holy city, and rested themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of armies his name. 3 From then I announced the former things, and they went forth out of my Mouth, and I caused them to be heard; I did suddenly, and they shall come.

Cross References

Micah 3:11

Her heads will judge for a gift, and her priests will teach for hire, and her prophets will divine for silver: and they will lean upon Jehovah, saying, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? he will not bring evil upon us.

Isaiah 10:20

And it was in that day the remainder of Israel shall no more add, and the escaping of the house of Jacob, to lean upon him smiting them; and were leaning upon Jehovah the holy of Israel in truth.

Isaiah 52:1

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on the garments of thy glory, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for the uncircumcised shall no more add to come into thee, and the unclean.

Romans 2:17

Behold, thou art named a Jew, and restest upon the law, and boastest thyself in God,

Jeremiah 21:2

Seek now: Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel is warring against us; perhaps Jehovah will do with us his wonders, and he shall go up from us.

Judges 17:13

And Micah will say, Now I knew that Jehovah will be good to me, for there being to me the Levite for priest

1 Samuel 4:3-5

And the people will come to the camp, and the old men of Israel will, say, Wherefore did Jehovah smite us this day before Philisteim? We will take to us from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and it shall come into the midst of us and save us from the hand of our enemies.

Nehemiah 11:1

And the chiefs of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one from ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine hands in the cities.

Nehemiah 11:18

All the Levites in the holy city, two hundred eighty and four.

Psalm 48:1

A song of chanting to the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

Psalm 87:3

Honored things being spoken in thee, O city of God. Silence.

Isaiah 47:4

Jehovah of armies redeemed us, his name the Holy One of Israel

Isaiah 51:13

And shalt thou forget Jehovah making thee, stretching out the heavens and founding the earth? and thou wilt tremble continually all the day from the face of the anger of him pressing as being prepared to destroy: and where the wrath of him pressing?

Isaiah 64:10-11

The cities of thy holy place were desert; Zion was a desert., Jerusalem a desolation.

Jeremiah 7:4-11

Ye shall not trust to yourselves to words of falsehood, saving, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah are they.

Jeremiah 10:16

The portion of Jacob not as these: for he forming all things, and Israel the rod of his inheritance: Jehovah of armies his name.

Daniel 9:24

Seventy seventy were divided upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to close the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to expiate iniquity, and to bring in eternal justice, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the holy of holies.

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and sets him upon the small wing of the temple;

Matthew 27:53

And having come forth from the tombs, after his arising, went into the holy city, and were exhibited to many.

John 8:40-41

And now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

Revelation 11:2

And the court-yard that without the temple throw out, and thou mayest not measure it: for it was given to the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty-two months.

Revelation 21:2

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 22:19

And if any take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the book of life, and from the holy city, and from the things written in this book.

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