Reference: Arm
Easton
used to denote power (Ps 10:15; Eze 30:21; Jer 48:25). It is also used of the omnipotence of God (Ex 15:16; Ps 89:13; 98:1; 77:15; Isa 53:1; Joh 12:38; Ac 13:17)
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There falleth upon them a terror and dread, With the greatness of thine arm, are they struck dumb as a stone, - Till thy people pass over O Yahweh, Till the people pass over, which thou hast made thine own: -
Shatter thou the arm of the lawless one, And, as for the wrongful, wilt thou not enquire for his lawlessness - wilt thou not find it ?
Thou didst redeem, with thine arm - Thy people, Thy sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Thine is an arm with might, Strong is thy hand, High is thy right hand;
Sing to Yahweh, a song that is new, For, wonderful things, hath he done, His own right hand and hi holy arm, have brought him salvation.
Who believed what we have heard? And, the arm of Yahweh, to whom was it revealed?
Cut off is the horn of Moab, Yea, his arm, is broken, - Declareth Yahweh.
Son of man, The arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, have I broken,- And lo! it hath not been bound up-To apply healing remedies To put on a bandage for binding it up. To make it strong to grasp the sword.
that, the word of Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled, which said - Lord! who believed, what we have heard? And, the arm of the Lord, to whom, was it revealed?
The God of this people Israel, chose our fathers, and, the people, he exalted, by their sojourn in the land of Egypt, - and, with a high arm, brought he them out of it;
Fausets
Figure for might, of God (Isa 53:1). "Break the arm," i.e. the power (Eze 30:21). "Stretched out arm," image from a warrior with spear or sword thrust forth: all the power put forth (Jos 8:26; Isa 5:25).
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Now, Joshua, drew not back his hand which he had stretched out with the javelin, - until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
Now, Joshua, drew not back his hand which he had stretched out with the javelin, - until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
For this cause, did the anger of Yahweh kindle upon his own people, And he stretched out his hand against them and smote them - So that the mountains, trembled, And, their dead bodies, served, for fuel in the midst of the streets. For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched,
For this cause, did the anger of Yahweh kindle upon his own people, And he stretched out his hand against them and smote them - So that the mountains, trembled, And, their dead bodies, served, for fuel in the midst of the streets. For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched,
Who believed what we have heard? And, the arm of Yahweh, to whom was it revealed?
Who believed what we have heard? And, the arm of Yahweh, to whom was it revealed?
Son of man, The arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, have I broken,- And lo! it hath not been bound up-To apply healing remedies To put on a bandage for binding it up. To make it strong to grasp the sword.
Son of man, The arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, have I broken,- And lo! it hath not been bound up-To apply healing remedies To put on a bandage for binding it up. To make it strong to grasp the sword.
Hastings
Part of the insignia of royalty amongst Oriental peoples was a bracelet worn on the arm (2Sa 1:10; cf. W. R. Smith's reading of 2Ki 11:12 where, agreeing with Wellhausen, he would substitute 'bracelet' for 'testimony' [OTJC [Note: TJC The Old Test. in the Jewish Church.] 311 n. [Note: . note.] ]). The importance attached to the functions discharged by this organ are incidentally referred to by Job in his solemn repudiation of conscious wrong-doing ('Let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone' Job 31:22). The heart was said to be situated 'between the arms,' and, therefore, in the murder of Joram, the deadly aim of Jehu resulted in the instantaneous death of the former (2Ki 9:24). It is interesting to recall here the means by which Jeremiah escaped the vengeance of his political enemies, especially as the narrative reveals the affection inspired by the prophet amongst some of the courtiers (Jer 38:12). A note of vividness is introduced into the narratives telling of St. Paul's method of bespeaking attention from a crowd which he was anxious to address (Ac 13:16; 21:40; cf. Ac 12:17). There is in the Gospels no more beautiful picture than the two presented by St. Mark, in which the tenderness of Jesus to little children is emphasized. In each of them is pointed out the startling method by which His teaching was often enforced objectively on His hearers' attention (Mr 9:36; 10:16, cf. Lu 2:28).
Besides this literal use, there is also an extensive employment of the word in a metaphorical or a spiritual sense. Sometimes we find it used to denote the strength of the ungodly and their power to commit acts of cruel tyranny on God's people (cf. Ps 10:15; Job 38:15; Eze 30:21 f.; cf. 'arm of flesh,' 2Ch 32:8; Jer 17:6). Sometimes the word expresses the might of God's ceaseless activity either on behalf of His chosen (De 33:27; Ps 44:3; Isa 33:2; 63:12; Ac 13:17), or in breaking the power of His enemies (Ex 6:6; De 5:15; Eze 21:6; 32:21), or again in upholding the movements and harmony of His creation, ruling in justice with unswerving sternness (Eze 20:33 f., Job 40:9; Isa 40:16; 51:5; Jer 27:5; 32:17). The doom pronounced on the house of Eli contains this word to express the removal of that latent vitality which shows itself in prolonged hereditary strength and activity (1Sa 2:31, cf. Zec 11:17).
The cognate verb is also used not only literally, to furnish arms for the purposes of war (Ge 14:14; Nu 31:3,5), but also in a spiritual sense, to procure and make use of those graces and helps which are meant as weapons, offensive and defensive, of the soul against sin (1Pe 4:1, cf. Eph 6:13).
J. R. Willis.
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So Abram, hearing that his brother had been taken captive, drew forth his trained men born in his house three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
Therefore say thou to the sons of Israel-I, am Yahweh, Therefore will I bring you forth from under the burdens of Egypt, And will deliver you out of their service, And will redeem you with a stretched-out arm, and with great judgments;
So Moses spake unto the people saying, Arm ye from among you men, for the war, and let them go against Midian, to render the avenging of Yahweh upon Midian.
And there volunteered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of each tribe, - twelve thousand, armed for war.
So shalt thou remember that a servant, wast thou in the land of Egypt, and that Yahweh thy God brought thee forth from thence, with a firm hand, and with a stretched-out arm, - for this cause, hath Yahweh thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day:
Above, is the God of aforetime, And, beneath, are the Arms of the ages, - So he driveth before thee the foe, And doth say - Destroy!
Lo! days are coming, when I will hew off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, - that there shall be no elder in thy house;
So I took my stand by him, and put him to death, for I perceived that he could not survive his fall, - so I took the crown that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them in unto my lord, here.
And, Jehu, bent his bow, and smote Jehoram, between his arms, - and the arrow came out at his heart, - and he sank down in his chariot.
Then brought he forth the king's son, and set upon him the crown, and the testimony, and they made him king, and anointed him, - and clapped their hands, and said - May the king live!
with him, is an arm of flesh, but, with us, is Yahweh our God, to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people leaned upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Let, my shoulder, from the shoulder-blade, fall, and, my arm, from the upper bone, be broken;
That their light may be withdrawn from the lawless, and, the lofty arm, be shivered.
But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
Shatter thou the arm of the lawless one, And, as for the wrongful, wilt thou not enquire for his lawlessness - wilt thou not find it ?
For, not by their own sword, gat they possession of the land, Nor did, their own arm, win victory for them, - But thine own right hand, and thine own arm, and the light of thy face, Because thou hadst accepted them.
O Yahweh! shew us favour, - For thee, have we waited, - Be thou their arm every morning, Yea our salvation in the time of distress.
And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, - Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
At hand is my righteousness. Gone forth hath my salvation, And, mine own arms, unto the peoples, shall give justice, - Upon me, Coastlands, shall wait, And for mine arm, shall they hope.
That caused to go at the right hand of Moses his own majestic arm, - Cleaving the waters from before them, To make himself an age-abiding name:
Therefore shall he become as a shrub in the waste plain, Neither shall he perceive when good cometh, But shall inhabit Parched places in a wilderness, A land of salt that cannot he dwelt in.
I, made The earth - The man and the beast that are on the face of the earth - By my great power, And by mine outstretched arm, - And gave it to whomsoever was right in mine own eyes.
Alas! My Lord, Yahweh! Lo! thou thyself, didst make the heavens, and the earth, by thy great might, and by thine outstretched arm, - There is nothing, too wonderful for thee:
Then said Ebed-melech the Ethiopian unto Jeremiah, - Put, I pray thee the pieces of cast-off clothes and the old rags under thine arm-joints, under the ropes, And Jeremiah did so,
As I live, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Surely with a strong hand and With an outstretched arm and With outpoured indignation Will I be king over you;
Thou, therefore O son of man sigh, - In the sharp pain of thy loins and in bitterness, shalt thou sigh before their eyes.
Son of man, The arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, have I broken,- And lo! it hath not been bound up-To apply healing remedies To put on a bandage for binding it up. To make it strong to grasp the sword.
The chiefs of the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hades, with his helpers,- They have descended They have lain down. The uncircumcised! Thrust through by the sword.
Alas! for my worthless shepherd, who forsaketh the flock, A sword upon his arm, and upon his right eye! - his arm, shall be, utterly withered, and, his right eye, shall be, wholly darkened.
And, taking a child, he set it in the midst of them, - and, folding it in his arms, said unto them -
And, folding them in his arms, he was blessing them, having laid his hands upon them.
even he, welcomed it into his arms, and blessed God, and said -
But, making a sign to them with his hand to hold their peace, he related to them how, the Lord, had brought, him, forth out of the prison; and he said - Carry tidings unto James and the brethren, as to these things. And, going out, he went his way unto some other place.
And Paul, standing up, and making a sign with his hand, said - Ye men of Israel! and such as revere God! hearken: - The God of this people Israel, chose our fathers, and, the people, he exalted, by their sojourn in the land of Egypt, - and, with a high arm, brought he them out of it;
And, when he had given leave, Paul, standing upon the stairs, waved with his hand unto the people; and, when great silence was secured, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying -
For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand!
Christ, then, having suffered in flesh, do, ye also, with the same purpose, arm yourselves, - because, he that hath suffered in flesh, hath done with sins, -
Morish
The member of the body which is capable of lifting burdens and defending the person: it is used symbolically for the power and strength of God on behalf of His saints. Ex 15:16; Ps 77:15; Isa 51:9; 53:1. The arm of Jehovah is often spoken of in the O.T. It redeemed, Ex 6:6; etc.; gathers His own, Isa 40:11; and rules for Him, Isa 40:10, as in the kingdom. It is a holy arm, Isa 52:10; Ps 98:1; and it is a glorious arm, Isa 63:12. The arm of the Lord is revealed to souls where there is repentance and faith in the report which God sends. Isa 53:1; Ro 10:16. It is to be trusted in even by the isles of the Gentiles, that is, by sinners everywhere in creation. Isa 51:5.
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Therefore say thou to the sons of Israel-I, am Yahweh, Therefore will I bring you forth from under the burdens of Egypt, And will deliver you out of their service, And will redeem you with a stretched-out arm, and with great judgments;
There falleth upon them a terror and dread, With the greatness of thine arm, are they struck dumb as a stone, - Till thy people pass over O Yahweh, Till the people pass over, which thou hast made thine own: -
Thou didst redeem, with thine arm - Thy people, Thy sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Sing to Yahweh, a song that is new, For, wonderful things, hath he done, His own right hand and hi holy arm, have brought him salvation.
Lo! My Lord, Yahweh, as a mighty one, doth come, And, his own arm, is about to rule for him, - Lo! his reward, is with him, And, his recompense, before him; Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And in his own bosom, will he carry them , - Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest.
At hand is my righteousness. Gone forth hath my salvation, And, mine own arms, unto the peoples, shall give justice, - Upon me, Coastlands, shall wait, And for mine arm, shall they hope.
Awake, awake put on strength, O arm of Yahweh, Awake, As in days of old, The generations of bygone ages: Art not thou that which - Hewed down Rahab, Piercing the Crocodile?
Yahweh hath bared his holy arm, in the eyes of all the nations, So shall all the ends of the earth see the salvation of our God.
Who believed what we have heard? And, the arm of Yahweh, to whom was it revealed?
Who believed what we have heard? And, the arm of Yahweh, to whom was it revealed?
That caused to go at the right hand of Moses his own majestic arm, - Cleaving the waters from before them, To make himself an age-abiding name:
But, not all, have become obedient unto the glad tidings; - for, Isaiah, saith - Lord! who believed what we have heard?
Watsons
ARM. As it is by this member of the body that we chiefly exert our strength, it is therefore used in Scripture for an emblem of power. Thus God is said to have delivered his people from Egyptian bondage "with a stretched-out arm," De 5:15; and he thus threatens Eli the high priest, "I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house," 1Sa 2:31; that is, I will deprive thee and thy family of power and authority.
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So shalt thou remember that a servant, wast thou in the land of Egypt, and that Yahweh thy God brought thee forth from thence, with a firm hand, and with a stretched-out arm, - for this cause, hath Yahweh thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day:
Lo! days are coming, when I will hew off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, - that there shall be no elder in thy house;