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Lexicon :: Strong's H539 - 'āman

Aa
אָמַן
Transliteration
'āman
Pronunciation
aw-man'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 116

Strong’s Definitions

אָמַן ʼâman, aw-man'; a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541, to go to the right hand) properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;:—hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 108x

The KJV translates Strong's H539 in the following manner: believe (44x), assurance (1x), faithful (20x), sure (11x), established (7x), trust (5x), verified (3x), stedfast (2x), continuance (2x), father (2x), bring up (4x), nurse (2x), be nursed (1x), surely be (1x), stand fast (1x), fail (1x), trusty (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 108x
The KJV translates Strong's H539 in the following manner: believe (44x), assurance (1x), faithful (20x), sure (11x), established (7x), trust (5x), verified (3x), stedfast (2x), continuance (2x), father (2x), bring up (4x), nurse (2x), be nursed (1x), surely be (1x), stand fast (1x), fail (1x), trusty (1x).

  1. to support, confirm, be faithful

    1. (Qal)

      1. to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish

        1. foster-father (subst.)

        2. foster-mother, nurse

        3. pillars, supporters of the door

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm

        1. to be carried by a nurse

        2. made firm, sure, lasting

        3. confirmed, established, sure

        4. verified, confirmed

        5. reliable, faithful, trusty

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in

        1. stand firm

        2. trust, believe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָמַן ʼâman, aw-man'; a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with H541, to go to the right hand) properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;:—hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
STRONGS H539: Abbreviations
† I. [אָמַן] verb confirm, support (compare Arabic أَمِنَ, etc., see below; Sabean אמן in derivatives & proper names compare CISiv. 1, 10 DHMZMG 1885, 598; Aramaic אֲמַן, NmA in Haph., Ethiopic አምነ፡, Assyrian in derivatives) — only
Qal Participle אֹמֵן —
1. as verb support, nourish 2 Kings 10:1, 5; Esther 2:7,
2. as substantive foster-father Numbers 11:12 (J) Isaiah 49:23.
3. אֹמֶנֶת foster-mother, nurse Ruth 4:16; 2 Samuel 4:4.
4. אֹמְנוֺת pillars, supporters of the door [H547 2 Kings 18:16]. Participle passive
a. הָאֱמֻנִים those brought up (in scarlet) Lamentations 4:5.
b. אֱמוּנִים intransitive faithful (as firm, stable) as substantive masculine faithful ones Psalm 12:2 (> Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version and others faithfulness) 2 Samuel 20:19 (compare Arabic أَمُنَ be faithful, أَمَنَ trust in, أَمِنَ be secure); Psalm 31:24 faithful ones י׳ Keepeth, אֱמוּנִים נֹצֵר י׳; but א׳ is here taken by Greek Version of the LXX Ri De Che as abstract noun see אֵמֻן.
Niph. נֶאֱמַן Proverbs 11:13 + (6 times); Imperfect יֵאָמֵן, יֵאָ֫מֶן 1 Kings 8:26 + (9 times); Participle נֶאֱמָן Proverbs 25:13 + (16 times) נֶאֱמָנָה Isaiah 1:21 + (+ 4 times); נֶאֱמֶנֶת Psalm 89:29; נֶאֱמָנִים Proverbs 27:6 + (9 times); נֶאֱמָנוֺת Deuteronomy 28:59.
1. carried by a nurse Isaiah 60:4.
2. made firm, sure, lasting: place Isaiah 22:23, 25; name 1 Chronicles 17:24; waters Isaiah 33:16; Jeremiah 15:18; an event Hosea 5:9; sickness Deuteronomy 28:59; mercy Isaiah 55:3.
3. confirmed, established, sure: kingdom 2 Samuel 7:16; house, dynasty 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 25:28; 1 Kings 11:38; 1 Chronicles 17:23; prophet Samuel 1 Samuel 3:20; compare word-play אִם לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ = if ye believe not (have not firm confidence) ye will not be confirmed Isaiah 7:9; וְתֵאָמֵנוּ הַאֲמִינוּ בי׳ = believe in Yahweh and ye will be confirmed 2 Chronicles 20:20.
4. verified, confirmed: words of God 1 Kings 8:26; 2 Chronicles 1:9; 6:17; his precepts Psalm 111:7; testimonies Psalm 19:8; Psalm 93:5; covenant Psalm 89:29; words of men Genesis 42:20 (E).
5. reliable, faithful, trusty: persons 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 22:14; Job 12:20; Psalm 89:38; Psalm 101:6; Proverbs 25:13; Isaiah 8:2; Nehemiah 13:13; a city Isaiah 1:21; האל הנאמן the faithful God Deuteronomy 7:9 compare Isaiah 49:7; נֶאֱמַן רוּחַ faithful in spirit (disposition) Proverbs 11:13; לְבָבוֺ נֶאֱמָן his heart faith-ful Nehemiah 9:8; עֵד אֱמֶת וְנֶאֱמָן true and faithful witness Jeremiah 42:5; נאמנים פצעי אוהב faithful the wounds of a loving one Proverbs 27:6; with נֵת Psalm 78:8; עִם Hosea 12:1; בְּ of thing Psalm 78:37; בְּכָל־בֵּיתִי in all my house (of Moses) Numbers 12:7 (E).
Hiph. הֶאֱמִין Genesis 45:26 + (18 times); Imperfect יַאֲמִין, יַאֲמֵן Job 15:31 + (30 times); Imperative הַאֲמִינוּ 2 Chronicles 20:20 + (2 times); Participle מַאֲמִין Deuteronomy 1:32; Isaiah 28:16.
1. stand firm Job 39:24 (with negative of the horse when the trumpet sounds Di De MV RVm; but neither believeth RV, hardly trusts Da).
2. trust, believe:
(a) absolute Exodus 4:31 (J) Isaiah 7:9; Isaiah 28:16; Habakkuk 1:5; Psalm 116:10; Job 29:24;
(b) with ל of person, trust to, believe Genesis 45:26 (E) Exodus 4:1, 8 (J) Jeremiah 40:14; 2 Chronicles 32:15; with God Deuteronomy 9:23; Isaiah 43:10; ל of thing Exodus 4:8, 9 (J) Psalm 106:24; 1 Kings 10:7; 2 Chronicles 9:6; Isaiah 53:1; Proverbs 14:15;
(c) with ב of person, trust in, believe in Exodus 19:9 (J) 1 Samuel 27:12; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Job 4:18; Job 15:15; Proverbs 26:25; Jeremiah 12:6; Micah 7:5; the usual construction with God Genesis 15:6 (E) Exodus 14:31; Numbers 14:11 (J) Numbers 20:12 (P) Deuteronomy 1:32; 2 Kings 17:14; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Psalm 78:22; Jonah 3:5; with ב of thing Deuteronomy 28:66; Job 15:31; Job 24:22; Job 39:12; Psalm 78:32; Psalm 106:12; Psalm 119:66;
(d) with כִּי trust or believe that Exodus 4:5 (J) Job 9:16; Lamentations 4:12;
(e) so with infin. Job 15:22; Psalm 27:13; also trust to do a thing, almost = allow, Judges 11:20.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H540.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:6; 42:20; 45:26; 45:26

Exodus

4:1; 4:5; 4:8; 4:8; 4:9; 4:31; 14:31; 19:9

Numbers

11:12; 12:7; 14:11; 20:12

Deuteronomy

1:32; 1:32; 7:9; 9:23; 28:59; 28:59; 28:66

Judges

11:20

Ruth

4:16

1 Samuel

2:35; 2:35; 3:20; 22:14; 25:28; 27:12

2 Samuel

4:4; 7:16; 20:19

1 Kings

8:26; 8:26; 10:7; 11:38

2 Kings

10:1; 10:5; 17:14

1 Chronicles

17:23; 17:24

2 Chronicles

1:9; 6:17; 9:6; 20:20; 20:20; 20:20; 20:20; 32:15

Nehemiah

9:8; 13:13

Esther

2:7

Job

4:18; 9:16; 12:20; 15:15; 15:22; 15:31; 15:31; 24:22; 29:24; 39:12; 39:24

Psalms

12:2; 19:8; 27:13; 31:24; 78:8; 78:22; 78:32; 78:37; 89:29; 89:29; 89:38; 93:5; 101:6; 106:12; 106:24; 111:7; 116:10; 119:66

Proverbs

11:13; 11:13; 14:15; 25:13; 25:13; 26:25; 27:6; 27:6

Isaiah

1:21; 1:21; 7:9; 7:9; 8:2; 22:23; 22:25; 28:16; 28:16; 33:16; 43:10; 49:7; 49:23; 53:1; 55:3; 60:4

Jeremiah

12:6; 15:18; 40:14; 42:5

Lamentations

4:5; 4:12

Hosea

5:9; 12:1

Jonah

3:5

Micah

7:5

Habakkuk

1:5

H539

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H539 matches the Hebrew אָמַן ('āman),
which occurs 108 times in 102 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Job 15:31–Jon 3:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches,
for emptiness will be their only reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 - “God, in his power, drags away the rich.
They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 - When they were discouraged, I smiled at them.
My look of approval was precious to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:12 - Can you rely on it to bring home your grain
and deliver it to your threshing floor?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24 - It paws the ground fiercely
and rushes forward into battle when the ram’s horn blows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument.[fn]

Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing!
The faithful have vanished from the earth!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The instructions of the LORD are perfect,
reviving the soul.
The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:13 - Yet I am confident I will see the LORD’s goodness
while I am here in the land of the living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23 - Love the LORD, all you godly ones!
For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him,
but he harshly punishes the arrogant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 - Then they will not be like their ancestors—
stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful,
refusing to give their hearts to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22 - for they did not believe God
or trust him to care for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 - But in spite of this, the people kept sinning.
Despite his wonders, they refused to trust him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:37 - Their hearts were not loyal to him.
They did not keep his covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - I will love him and be kind to him forever;
my covenant with him will never end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - It will be as eternal as the moon,
my faithful witness in the sky!”
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5 - Your royal laws cannot be changed.
Your reign, O LORD, is holy forever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 - I will search for faithful people
to be my companions.
Only those who are above reproach
will be allowed to serve me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:12 - Then his people believed his promises.
Then they sang his praise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:24 - The people refused to enter the pleasant land,
for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 - All he does is just and good,
and all his commandments are trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:10 - I believed in you, so I said,
“I am deeply troubled, LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - I believe in your commands;
now teach me good judgment and knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 - A gossip goes around telling secrets,
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 - Only simpletons believe everything they’re told!
The prudent carefully consider their steps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
They revive the spirit of their employer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:25 - They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them.
Their hearts are full of many evils.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6 - Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - See how Jerusalem, once so faithful,
has become a prostitute.
Once the home of justice and righteousness,
she is now filled with murderers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - Then I will give you good judges again
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:9 - Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria,
and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah.
Unless your faith is firm,
I cannot make you stand firm.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 - He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - But the LORD of Heaven’s Armies also says: “The time will come when I will pull out the nail that seemed so firm. It will come out and fall to the ground. Everything it supports will fall with it. I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,[fn]
a firm and tested stone.
It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.
Whoever believes need never be shaken.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 - these are the ones who will dwell on high.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10 - “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the LORD.
“You are my servant.
You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,
and understand that I alone am God.
There is no other God—
there never has been, and there never will be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - The LORD, the Redeemer
and Holy One of Israel,
says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations,
to the one who is the servant of rulers:
“Kings will stand at attention when you pass by.
Princes will also bow low
because of the LORD, the faithful one,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 - Kings and queens will serve you
and care for all your needs.
They will bow to the earth before you
and lick the dust from your feet.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Those who trust in me will never be put to shame.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1 - Who has believed our message?
To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 - “Come to me with your ears wide open.
Listen, and you will find life.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you.
I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4 - “Look and see, for everyone is coming home!
Your sons are coming from distant lands;
your little daughters will be carried home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:6 - Even your brothers, members of your own family,
have turned against you.
They plot and raise complaints against you.
Do not trust them,
no matter how pleasantly they speak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - Why then does my suffering continue?
Why is my wound so incurable?
Your help seems as uncertain as a seasonal brook,
like a spring that has gone dry.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:14 - They said to him, “Did you know that Baalis, king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?” But Gedaliah refused to believe them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD your God be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to obey whatever he tells us to do!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - The people who once ate the richest foods
now beg in the streets for anything they can get.
Those who once wore the finest clothes
now search the garbage dumps for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 - Not a king in all the earth—
no one in all the world—
would have believed that an enemy
could march through the gates of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - One thing is certain, Israel[fn]:
On your day of punishment,
you will become a heap of rubble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - [fn]Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit,
but Judah still obeys God
and is faithful to the Holy One.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.

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