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Lexicon :: Strong's H2220 - zᵊrôaʿ

Aa
זְרוֹעַ
Transliteration
zᵊrôaʿ
Pronunciation
zer-o'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 583a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: זרוע (Strongs and Gesenius) זרועה (Strongs) זרעה (Strongs) זרע (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ, zer-o'-ah; or (shortened) זְרֹעַ zᵉrôaʻ; and (feminine) זְרוֹעָה zᵉrôwʻâh; or זְרֹעָה zᵉrôʻâh; from H2232; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force:—arm, help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x

The KJV translates Strong's H2220 in the following manner: arm (83x), power (3x), shoulder (2x), holpen (1x), mighty (1x), strength (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x
The KJV translates Strong's H2220 in the following manner: arm (83x), power (3x), shoulder (2x), holpen (1x), mighty (1x), strength (1x).

  1. arm, forearm, shoulder, strength

    1. arm

    2. arm (as symbol of strength)

    3. forces (political and military)

    4. shoulder (of animal sacrificed)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ, zer-o'-ah; or (shortened) זְרֹעַ zᵉrôaʻ; and (feminine) זְרוֹעָה zᵉrôwʻâh; or זְרֹעָה zᵉrôʻâh; from H2232; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force:—arm, help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
STRONGS H2220: Abbreviations
† זְרוֺעַ, זְרֹעַ noun feminineExodus 6:6 and (rare) masculineIsaiah 51:5, compare below arm, shoulder, strength (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian (Tel el Amarna102, 1. 12, etc.) zurû, compare JastrJBL xi, 1892, 123; Arabic ذِرَاعً; Aramaic דְּרָעָא, axixRD; Ethiopic መዝራዕት፡) — absolute זְרוֺעַ Exodus 6:6 +, זְרֹעַ Deuteronomy 7:19 +; construct זְרוֺעַ Psalm 10:15 +, זְרֹעַ Psalm 89:11 +; suffix זְרוֺעִי Jeremiah 27:5; Psalm 89:2, זְרֹעִי Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 63:5; זְרוֺעֲךָ Psalm 71:18 +, זְרֹעֲךָ 1 Samuel 3:31 +, etc.; plural זְרֹעִים Daniel 11:31; construct זְרֹעֵי Genesis 49:24; suffix זְרֹעַי Isaiah 51:5, זְרֹעָיו 2 Kings 9:24; elsewhere feminine form, construct זְרוֺעוֺת Psalm 37:17, זְרֹעוֺת Job 22:9 + 6 times, זְרֹעֹת Deuteronomy 33:27; suffix זְרוֺעֹתָ֑י Psalm 18:35, זְרֹעֹתָ֑י 2 Samuel 22:35, etc. (In absolute and construct singular more often plene, in plural and with suffix more often defect. In three instances where ז׳ is masculine it means a political or military force Daniel 11:15, 22, 31). —
1. arm,
a. literally, of a man Judges 15:14; Judges 16:12; 2 Samuel 1:10; Isaiah 9:19; Isaiah 17:5 (probably accusative instrumental), Deuteronomy 33:20; Zechariah 11:17 (twice in verse); Songs 8:6; Daniel 10:6; Ezekiel 13:30 (strike out Co); כֹּחוֺ ז׳ Isaiah 44:12 (of a smith, forging); חֲשׂוּפָה ז׳ Ezekiel 4:7 (of prophet); in figure of י׳ teaching Ephraim to walk Hosea 11:3; זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו Genesis 49:24 arms of his hands, i.e. arms that by their strength enable him (Joseph) to draw the bow; וַיַּךְ אֶתיְֿהוֺרָם בֵּין זְרֹעָיו 2 Kings 9:24, i.e. his arms seen from behind, his shoulders.
b. arm as seat of (human) strength Psalm 18:35 = 2 Samuel 22:35; לֹאעֹז ז׳ Job 26:2, כּוֺחַ הַזּ׳ Daniel 11:6 compare Daniel 11:6; לֹא עֹז ז׳ Job 26:2; חִוַּקְתִּי ז׳ Hosea 7:15 compare Ezekiel 30:24, 25; also with שׁבר Psalm 10:15; Psalm 37:17; Jeremiah 48:25 (|| קֶרֶן), Ezekiel 30:21, 22, 24 compare Ezekiel 30:25; רָמָה תִּשָּׁבֵר ז׳ Job 38:15. — On Malachi 2:3 compare VB. Especially
c. Yahweh's arm as instrument of deliverance and judgment (often Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Isa2, Psalms): — נְטוּיָה ז׳ Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 26:8; Ezekiel 20:33, 34; Psalm 136:12, compare Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 11:2; 1 Kings 8:42 2 Chronicles 6:32 (all || יָד חֲזָקָה), Deuteronomy 9:29; 2 Kings 17:36; (of creation) Jeremiah 27:5; Jeremiah 32:17 (all || כֹּחַ גָּדוֺל); נְטוּיָה בִּז׳ Exodus 6:6 (P, or D's revision; no ||); חֲזָקָה זְ׳ Jeremiah 21:5 (|| יָד נְטוּיָה); גְּדֹל זרועך Exodus 15:16 (song), גֹּדֶל ז׳ Psalm 79:11; זְרוֺעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ Psalm 89:22 (|| יָדִי); בִּזְ׳ Psalm 77:16; ז׳ Psalm 44:4 (|| יְמִינְךָ), קָדְשׁוֺ ז׳ Psalm 98:1 (|| יְמִינוֺ), compare Isaiah 52:10; עֻוָּךָ ז׳ Psalm 89:11 compare Isaiah 62:8 (|| יְמִינוֺ); לִבְּשִׁיעֹֿז זְרוֺעַ י׳ Isaiah 51:9; לְךָ ז׳ עִםגְּֿבוּרָ֑ה Psalm 89:14; תִּפְאַרְתּוֺ ז׳ Isaiah 63:12; as support of weak Isaiah 40:11 (figurative of shepherd), compare זְרֹעֹת עוֺלָם Deuteronomy 33:27; נַחַת זְרוֺעוֺ יַרְאֶה Isaiah 30:30 (of lightning stroke, || השׁמיע הוֺד קולו of thunder); also אִםוְֿרוֺעַ כָּאֵל לָךְ Job 40:9.Hence,
2. arm, as symbol of strength:
a. human 1 Samuel 2:31 (twice in verse) (Greek Version of the LXX read זַרְעֲךָ and זֶרַע, but see Klo Dr), Ezekiel 22:6; Ezekiel 31:17; וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרוֺעתֶיהָ Proverbs 31:17; בָּשָׂר ז׳ 2 Chronicles 32:8; שָׁם בָּשָׂר זְרֹעוֺ Jeremiah 17:5 (|| יִבְטַח בָּאָדָם); compare Psalm 44:4 (|| חַרְבָּם); אישׁ זרוע Job 22:8; זְרֹעוֺת יְתֹמִים Job 22:9 (i.e. strength, resources); הָיוּ זרוע לִבְּנֵילֿוֺט Psalm 83:9; רַבִּים ז׳ Job 35:9; זְרֹעַ גְּדוֺלָה Ezekiel 17:9 (for pulling up a tree, in metaphor).
b. = divine strength Psalm 71:18 (|| גְּבוּרָה), זְרֹעוֺ משְׁלָה לוֺ Isaiah 40:10 (|| חָזָק); יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ עַמִּים זְרֹעַי Isaiah 51:5 [Str thinks masculine to avoid verbal ending נָה, compare Isaiah 49:11]; and help Isaiah 33:2 (|| יְשׁוּעָה) compare Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 63:5; see also Isaiah 53:1.
3. plural forces, political and military, with יִעֲמֹ֑דוּ Daniel 11:15, 31; Daniel 11:22 (see Bev).
4. Shoulder of animal sacrificed, belonging to priest Numbers 6:19 (P) Deuteronomy 18:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:24; 49:24

Exodus

6:6; 6:6; 6:6; 15:16

Numbers

6:19

Deuteronomy

4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 18:3; 26:8; 33:20; 33:27; 33:27

Judges

15:14; 16:12

1 Samuel

2:31

2 Samuel

1:10; 22:35; 22:35

1 Kings

8:42

2 Kings

9:24; 9:24; 17:36

2 Chronicles

6:32; 32:8

Job

22:8; 22:9; 22:9; 26:2; 26:2; 35:9; 38:15; 40:9

Psalms

10:15; 10:15; 18:35; 18:35; 37:17; 37:17; 44:4; 44:4; 71:18; 71:18; 77:16; 79:11; 83:9; 89:2; 89:11; 89:11; 89:14; 89:22; 98:1; 136:12

Proverbs

31:17

Song of Songs

8:6

Isaiah

9:19; 17:5; 30:30; 33:2; 40:10; 40:11; 44:12; 49:11; 51:5; 51:5; 51:5; 51:5; 51:9; 52:10; 53:1; 59:16; 62:8; 63:5; 63:5; 63:12

Jeremiah

17:5; 21:5; 27:5; 27:5; 32:17; 48:25

Ezekiel

4:7; 17:9; 20:33; 20:34; 22:6; 30:21; 30:22; 30:24; 30:24; 30:25; 30:25; 31:17

Daniel

10:6; 11:6; 11:6; 11:15; 11:15; 11:22; 11:22; 11:31; 11:31; 11:31

Hosea

7:15; 11:3

Zechariah

11:17

Malachi

2:3

H2220

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Strong's Number H2220 matches the Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (zᵊrôaʿ),
which occurs 91 times in 84 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 49:24–Isa 40:11)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 - But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, and the sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the mighty one of Jacob; thence is he that strengthened Israel from the God of thy father;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:6 - Go, speak to the children of Israel, saying, I am the Lord; and I will lead you forth from the tyranny of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from bondage, and I will ransom you with a high arm, and great judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - Let trembling and fear fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm, let them become as stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:19 - And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened loaf from the basket, and one unleavened cake, and shall put them on the hands of the votary after he has shaved off his [fn]holy hair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - if God has assayed to go and take to himself a nation out of the midst of another nation with trial, and with signs, and with wonders, and with war, and with a mighty hand, and with a high arm, and with great sights, according to all the things which the Lord our God did in Egypt [fn]in thy sight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:15 - And thou shalt remember that thou wast a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out thence with a mighty hand, and a high arm: therefore the Lord appointed thee to keep the sabbath day and to sanctify it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:19 - the great temptations which thine eyes have seen, those signs and great wonders, the strong hand, and the high arm; how the Lord thy God brought thee forth: so the Lord your God will do to all the nations, whom thou fearest in their presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:29 - And these are thy people and thy portion, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt with thy great strength, and with thy mighty hand, and with thy high arm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:2 - And ye shall know this day; for I speak not to your children, who know not and have not seen the discipline of the Lord thy God, and his wonderful works, and his strong hand, and his high arm,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:3 - And this is the due of the priests in the things coming from the people from those who offer sacrifices, whether it be a calf or a sheep; and thou shalt give the shoulder to the priest, and the cheeks, and the great intestine:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:8 - And the Lord brought us out of Egypt himself with his great strength, and his mighty hand, and his high arm, and with great visions, and with signs, and with wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:20 - And to Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlarges Gad: as a lion he rested, having broken the arm and the ruler.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:27 - And the rule of God shall protect thee, and that under the strength of the everlasting arms; and he shall cast forth the enemy from before thy face, saying, Perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - And they came to [fn]Lechi: and the Philistines shouted, and ran to meet him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as tow which is burnt with fire; and his bonds were consumed from off his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12 - And Dalida took new ropes, and bound him with them, and the liers in wait came out of the chamber, and she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Sampson: and he broke them off his arms like a thread.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:31 - Behold, the days come when I will destroy thy seed and the seed of thy father's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:10 - So I stood over him and slew him, because I knew he [fn]would not live after he was fallen; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was upon his arm, and I have brought them hither to my lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:35 - He teaches my hands to war, and has broken a brazen bow by my arm.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:42 - when they shall come and pray toward this place,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - And Ju [fn]bent his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms, and his arrow went out at his heart, and he bowed upon his knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:36 - but only to the Lord, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great strength and with a high arm: him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship; to him shall ye sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:32 - And every stranger who is not himself of thy people Israel, and who shall have come from a distant land because of thy great name, and thy mighty hand, and thy high arm; when they shall come and worship toward this place;—

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8 - With him are arms of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to save us, and to fight our battle. And the people were encouraged at the words of Ezekias king of Juda.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:8 - And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - But thou hast sent widows away empty, and hast afflicted orphans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:2 - To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that has much strength, and he who has a strong arm?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:9 - They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; they will call for help because of the arm of many.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:15 - And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, and crushed the arm of the proud?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:9 - Hast thou an arm like the Lord's? or dost thou thunder with a voice like his?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:15 - (LXX 9:36) Break thou the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for, and shall not be found.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:34 - (LXX 17:35) He instructs my hands for war; and thou hast made my arms as a brazen bow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:17 - (LXX 36:17) For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:3 - (LXX 43:4) For they inherited not the land by their own sword, and their own arm did not deliver them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou wert well pleased in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:18 - (LXX 70:18) even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that is to come:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:15 - (LXX 76:16) Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:11 - (LXX 78:11) Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm preserve the [fn]sons of the slain ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:8 - (LXX 82:9) Yea, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10 - (LXX 88:11) Thou hast brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of thy power thou hast scattered thine enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:13 - (LXX 88:14) Thine is the mighty arm: let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:21 - (LXX 88:22) For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1 - (LXX 97:1) A Psalm of David. Sing to the Lord a new song; for the Lord has wrought wonderful works, his right hand, and his holy arm, have wrought salvation for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:12 - (LXX 135:12) with a strong hand, and a high arm: for his mercy endures for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:17 - She strongly girds her loins, and strengthens her arms for work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave, her shafts are shafts of fire, even the flames thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:20 - (LXX 9:19) But one shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:5 - And it shall be as if one should gather standing corn, and reap the grain of the ears; and it shall be as if one should gather ears in a rich valley;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:30 - And the Lord shall make his glorious voice to be heard, and the wrath of his arm, to make a display with wrath and anger and devouring flame: he shall lighten terribly, and his wrath shall be as water and violent hail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:2 - Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have trusted in thee: the seed of the rebellious is gone to destruction, but our deliverance was in a time of affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:10 - Behold the Lord! The Lord is coming with strength, and his arm is with power: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 - He shall tend his flock as a shepherd, and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and shall soothe them that are with young.

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