Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

LORD of hosts, him ye shall sanctify, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

New American Standard Bible

“It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy.
And He shall be your fear,
And He shall be your dread.

King James Version

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Holman Bible

You are to regard only the Lord of Hosts as holy.
Only He should be feared;
only He should be held in awe.

International Standard Version

The LORD of the Heavenly Armies he's the one you are to regard as holy. Let him be the one whom you fear, and let him be the one before whom you stand in terror!

American Standard Version

Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Amplified


“It is the Lord of hosts whom you are to regard as holy and awesome.
He shall be your [source of] fear,
He shall be your [source of] dread [not man].

Bible in Basic English

But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.

Darby Translation

Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah of armies, him shall ye consecrate; and he your fear, and he your terror.

King James 2000

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You shall regard Yahweh of hosts as holy, and he [is] your fear, and he [is] your dread.

Modern King James verseion

Sanctify Jehovah of Hosts Himself, and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but sanctify the LORD of Hosts: let him be your fear and dread.

NET Bible

You must recognize the authority of the Lord who commands armies. He is the one you must respect; he is the one you must fear.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD of hosts is who you must regard as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh of hosts, him, shall ye hallow, - And let, him, be your fear, and let, him inspire you with awe;

Webster

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

World English Bible

Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jehovah of Hosts -- Him ye do sanctify, And He is your Fear, and He your Dread,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קדשׁ 
Qadash 
Usage: 171

the Lord

Usage: 0

of hosts
צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
Usage: 483

מורה מרא מורא 
Mowra' 
Usage: 12

Context Readings

Wait For Yahweh

12 Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all of which this people shall say, A conspiracy, nor fear ye their fear, nor be in dread [of it]. 13 LORD of hosts, him ye shall sanctify, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary, but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a net and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Cross References

Psalm 76:7

Thou, even thou, are to be feared. And who may stand in thy sight when once thou are angry?

Genesis 31:53

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, This is it that LORD spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in those who come near me. And I will be glorified before all the people. And Aaron remained silent.

Numbers 20:12-13

And LORD said to Moses and Aaron, Because ye did not believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.

Numbers 27:14

because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

Isaiah 26:3-4

Thou will keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee], because he trusts in thee.

Isaiah 29:23

But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name. Yea, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Malachi 2:5

My covenant of life and peace was with him. And I gave them to him that he might fear, and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.

Matthew 10:28

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Luke 12:5

But I will show you whom ye should fear. Fear him, who, after killing, has power to cast into hell. Yes, I say to you, fear ye him.

Romans 4:20

And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but became strong in faith, giving glory to God,

Revelation 15:4

Who will, no, not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name, because thou alone are holy? Because all the nations will come and worship before thee, because thy righteous deeds were made known.

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