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Psalm 46:8

Hebrew
יְהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
צְבָא֣וֹת עִמָּ֑נוּ מִשְׂגָּֽב לָ֝נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה
ESV
Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth.
NIV
Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth.
NLT
Come, see the glorious works of the LORD: See how he brings destruction upon the world.
LXX
δεῦτε ἴδετε τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἔργα κυρίου ἔθετο τέρατα ἐπὶ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
KJV
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

Psalm 46:7 ← Psalm 46:8 → Psalm 46:9

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