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Lexicon :: Strong's H7931 - šāḵan

Aa
שָׁכַן
Transliteration
šāḵan
Pronunciation
shaw-kan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [apparently akin (by transmission) to שָׁכַב (H7901) through the idea of lodging]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2387

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁכַן shâkan, shaw-kan'; a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging; compare H5531, H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively):—abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 129x

The KJV translates Strong's H7931 in the following manner: dwell (92x), abide (8x), place (7x), remain (5x), inhabit (4x), rest (3x), set (2x), continue (1x), dwellers (1x), dwelling (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 129x
The KJV translates Strong's H7931 in the following manner: dwell (92x), abide (8x), place (7x), remain (5x), inhabit (4x), rest (3x), set (2x), continue (1x), dwellers (1x), dwelling (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside

    1. (Qal)

      1. to settle down to abide

      2. to abide, dwell, reside

    2. (Piel)

      1. to make settle down, establish

      2. to make or cause to dwell

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix

      2. to cause to dwell or abide

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁכַן shâkan, shaw-kan'; a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging; compare H5531, H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively):—abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
STRONGS H7931: Abbreviations
שָׁכַן, שָׁכֵ֑ן129 verb settle down, abide, dwell (Late Hebrew id.; Ecclus 43:17d +; Phoenician שכן Lzb375; Aramaic שְׁכֵין; Syriac bdb101404, all dwell; Arabic bdb101405 rest, dwell, compare Assyrian šakânu, set, lay, deposit, set up (a dwelling), intransitive be situated (of city), maškanu, place, dwelling-place); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Exodus 40:35 + 5 times; שָׁכֵ֑ן Deuteronomy 33:12 + 2 times, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁכֹּן Genesis 16:12 +; יִשְׁכָּןֿ Numbers 9:17 + 2 times; 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁכֹּ֑נוּ Jeremiah 49:31; 3rd person feminine plural תִּשְׁכֹּ֑נָּה Ezekiel 17:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁכֹן Genesis 26:2; Psalm 37:27; שְׁכָןֿ Psalm 37:3 masculine plural שִׁכְנוּ. Jeremiah 48:28; Infinitive construct בִּשְׁכֹּן (Ges§ 45 g) Genesis 35:22, לִשְׁכּוֹן 2 Chronicles 6:1, etc.; suffix שָׁכְנִי Exodus 29:46; שִׁכְנוֺ Deuteronomy 12:5 (but see Pi. 1), etc.; Participle שֹׁכֵן Genesis 14:13 +, שֹׁכְנִי (Ges§ 90 l m) Deuteronomy 33:16 + 3 times; suffix feminine singular שֹׁכַנְתְּי Jeremiah 51:13; Passive participle, apparently plural construct with art, הַשְּׁכוּנֵי Judges 8:11 (but corrupt, proper name, of a location needed, see GFM): —
1. settle down to abide:
a. of person: encamp Numbers 24:2 (E); settle permanently Psalm 102:29 [Psalm 102:28] (absolute: || יִכּוֺן); כמלך שׁ׳ Job 29:25 (|| ישׁב); settle down (to remain) Judges 5:17; תַּחְתָּיו 2 Samuel 7:10 = 1 Chronicles 17:9 (not to be removed); especially at rest, peace, in security, לבטח Jeremiah 23:6; Jeremiah 33:16; Deuteronomy 33:12, compare בין כתפים Deuteronomy 33:12; Psalm 16:9 (|| שׂמח); בטח Deuteronomy 33:28; Proverbs 1:33; (ל)בדד Numbers 23:9 (poem) Jeremiah 49:31; Micah 7:14; land of Egypt Jeremiah 46:26 (remain undisturbed), so Jeremiah 50:39; Isaiah 13:20 (|| תֵּשֵׁב, compare ישׁב 4); with accusitive מרומים Isaiah 33:16; absolute Nahum 3:18, subject אדּירים (We יָֽשְׁנוּ, Now יִשְׁכְּבוּ; || נָמוּ); Proverbs 7:11 her feet tarry not in her house.
b. of animals: כְּלָבִיא Deuteronomy 33:20; ב location Isaiah 34:11; Job 37:8; שָׁם Isaiah 13:21; birds תַּחַת שׁ׳ (under) Ezekiel 17:23, בְּצֵל שׁ׳ Ezekiel 17:23; with עַל = upon Ezekiel 31:13, = by Psalm 104:12; with accusative סֶלַע Job 39:28; absolute, of man under figure of bird, אָע֫וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּ֑נָה Psalm 55:7 [Psalm 55:6].
c. things: with עַל of cloud, Job 3:5 settle down over; compare Exodus 24:16; Exodus 40:35; Numbers 9:17, Numbers 9:18, Numbers 9:22 (all P); with בְּ Numbers 10:12 (P).
2. abide, dwell:
a. of men: absolute Psalm 37:27 (לְעוֺלָם); שָׁ֫מָּה Isaiah 65:9; with ב location Psalm 69:37 [Psalm 69:36]; Job 18:15; Job 30:6; Micah 4:10; Jeremiah 48:28 + 10 times; לְחוֺף יִמִּים Genesis 49:13; with עַל, by Judges 5:17; Jeremiah 51:13; upon Psalm 37:29; על פני Genesis 16:12 (J); with עִם with Psalm 120:5, Psalm 120:6; with accusative Proverbs 2:21; Jeremiah 17:6 + 5 times; מִן ֗֗֗ עַד Genesis 25:18 (J); שֹׁכְנֵי אָ֑רֶץ Isaiah 18:3 (|| ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל).
b. of the dead: שֹׁכְנֵי עָפָר Isaiah 26:19 (|| רְפָאִים); compare Job 26:5 (|| id.), so mortals; שֹׁכְנֵי בָתֵּי חֹמֶר Job 4:19; דוּמָה שׁ׳ Psalm 94:17 (i.e. שׁאול).
c. of God: בָּֽעֲרָפֶל שׁ׳ 1 Kings 8:12 2 Chronicles 6:1 (poem); מָרוֺם Isaiah 33:5; עַד Isaiah 57:15; מָרוֺם וְקָדוֺשׁ Isaiah 57:15; סְנֶה שׁ׳ Deuteronomy 33:16 (theoph.); בְּאָֽהֳלֵישֵֿׁם Genesis 9:27 (J, see BrMP 82; al. Japheth subject); בְּתוֺכָם Exodus 25:8; Exodus 29:46; Numbers 5:3 (all P), Ezekiel 43:9; with בְּתוֺךְ elsewhere Exodus 29:45 (P) + 6 times; ב location Psalm 85:10 [Psalm 85:9]; later בְּצִיּוֺן Joel 4:17 [Joel 3:17]; Joel 4:21 [Joel 3:21]; בְּהַר צִיּוֺן Isaiah 8:18; Psalm 68:17 [Psalm 68:16]; Psalm 68:19 [Psalm 68:18] (absolute) + 4 times; יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Psalm 135:21.
d. things: אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד, with את Leviticus 16:16 (P); שָׁם מִשְׁכַּן י׳ Joshua 22:19 (P); אוֺר Job 38:19.
e. abstract subject: מִשְׁפָּט Isaiah 32:16 (בַּמִּדְבָּר); חָכְמָה with accusative עָרְמָה Proverbs 8:12.
† Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שִׁכֵּן Psalm 78:60; 1st person singular שִׁכַּנְתִּי Jeremiah 7:7, Jeremiah 7:12; Imperfect 1st person singular אֲשַׁכְּנָה Jeremiah 7:3; Infinitive construct שַׁכֵּן Numbers 14:30 + 7 times; suffix שַׁכְּנוֺ Deuteronomy 12:5 (so read for MT לְשִׁכְנוֺ, compare Köii. l. 21); —
1. make settle down, establish: בָּֽאָדָֽם אֹהֶל שׁ׳ Psalm 78:60 especially in Deuteronomy, לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֺ שָׁם establish his name there (compare šakan šuma as Canaanism WklTelAm. 138 Rev. 20; 181. 6) Deuteronomy 12:11; Deuteronomy 14:23; Deuteronomy 16:2, Deuteronomy 16:6, Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 26:2, compare Jeremiah 7:12; Nehemiah 1:9; + לְשִׁכְנֹו שָׁם אֶת־שְׁמֹו לָשׂוּם H7933 Deuteronomy 12:5 (read לְשַׁכְּנוֺ).
2. make to dwell: with accusative of person, ב location, Numbers 14:30 (J) Jeremiah 7:3, Jeremiah 7:7.
† Hiph. Perfect 1st person singular הִשְׁכַּ֫נְתִּי Ezekiel 3:24; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive יַשְׁכֵּן Psalm 7:6 [Psalm 7:5], וַיַּשְׁכֵּן Genesis 3:24; Psalm 78:55, etc.; —
1.
a. lay, כבודי לעפר lay my honour in the dust (of death); place, set, Genesis 3:24 (J); place, establish, אהל מועד at Shilo Joshua 18:1 (P).
b. cause birds to settle, עַל Ezekiel 32:4.
2. cause to dwell, with accusative of person, ב location, Psalm 78:55; compare Job 11:14.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7932.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:24; 3:24; 9:27; 14:13; 16:12; 16:12; 25:18; 26:2; 35:22; 49:13

Exodus

24:16; 25:8; 29:45; 29:46; 29:46; 40:35; 40:35

Leviticus

16:16

Numbers

5:3; 9:17; 9:17; 9:18; 9:22; 10:12; 14:30; 14:30; 23:9; 24:2

Deuteronomy

12:5; 12:5; 12:5; 12:11; 14:23; 16:2; 16:6; 16:11; 26:2; 33:12; 33:12; 33:12; 33:16; 33:16; 33:20; 33:28

Joshua

18:1; 22:19

Judges

5:17; 5:17; 8:11

2 Samuel

7:10

1 Kings

8:12

1 Chronicles

17:9

2 Chronicles

6:1; 6:1

Nehemiah

1:9

Job

3:5; 4:19; 11:14; 18:15; 26:5; 29:25; 30:6; 37:8; 38:19; 39:28

Psalms

7:5; 16:9; 37:27; 37:27; 37:29; 55:6; 68:16; 68:18; 69:36; 78:55; 78:55; 78:60; 78:60; 85:9; 94:17; 102:28; 104:12; 120:5; 120:6; 135:21

Proverbs

1:33; 2:21; 7:11; 8:12

Isaiah

8:18; 13:20; 13:21; 18:3; 26:19; 32:16; 33:5; 33:16; 34:11; 57:15; 57:15; 65:9

Jeremiah

7:3; 7:3; 7:7; 7:7; 7:12; 7:12; 17:6; 23:6; 33:16; 46:26; 48:28; 48:28; 49:31; 49:31; 50:39; 51:13; 51:13

Ezekiel

3:24; 17:23; 17:23; 17:23; 31:13; 32:4; 43:9

Joel

3:17; 3:21

Micah

4:10; 7:14

Nahum

3:18

H7931

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7931 matches the Hebrew שָׁכַן (šāḵan),
which occurs 129 times in 123 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Job 29:25–Jer 23:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:25 - I chose the way for them, and sat as chief;
So I dwelt as a king in the army,
As one who comforts mourners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:6 - They had to live in the clefts of the valleys,
In caves of the earth and the rocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:8 - The beasts go into dens,
And remain in their lairs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19 - “Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:28 - On the rock it dwells and resides,
On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:5 - Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;
Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,
And lay my honor in the dust. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:1 - A Psalm of David.

LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 - Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 - Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:27 - Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell forevermore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:29 - The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6 - So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4 - Blessed is the man You choose,
And cause to approach You,
That he may dwell in Your courts.
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Of Your holy temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:6 - God sets the solitary in families;
He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:16 - Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
Yes, the LORD will dwell in it forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - You have ascended on high,
You have led captivity captive;
You have received gifts among men,
Even from the rebellious,
That the LORD God might dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:36 - Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it,
And those who love His name shall dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:2 - Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed—
This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:55

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:55 - He also drove out the nations before them,
Allotted them an inheritance by survey,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:60

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:60 - So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,
The tent He had placed among men,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:9 - Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:17 - Unless the LORD had been my help,
My soul would soon have settled in silence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:28 - The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:12 - By them the birds of the heavens have their home;
They sing among the branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:5 - Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech,
That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:6 - My soul has dwelt too long
With one who hates peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:21 - Blessed be the LORD out of Zion,
Who dwells in Jerusalem!

Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:9 - If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:33 - But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,
And will be secure, without fear of evil.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21 - For the upright will dwell in the land,
And the blameless will remain in it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:11 - She was loud and rebellious,
Her feet would not stay at home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:12 - “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:30 - The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:18 - Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me!
We are for signs and wonders in Israel
From the LORD of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:20 - It will never be inhabited,
Nor will it be settled from generation to generation;
Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there,
Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21 - But wild beasts of the desert will lie there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches will dwell there,
And wild goats will caper there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:3 - All inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth:
When he lifts up a banner on the mountains, you see it;
And when he blows a trumpet, you hear it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19 - Your dead shall live;
Together with my dead body[fn] they shall arise.
Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:16 - Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:5 - The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 - He will dwell on high;
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
Bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:11 - But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it,
Also the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.
And He shall stretch out over it
The line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:17 - He has cast the lot for them,
And His hand has divided it among them with a measuring line.
They shall possess it forever;
From generation to generation they shall dwell in it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 - For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place,
With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:9 - I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
And from Judah an heir of My mountains;
My elect shall inherit it,
And My servants shall dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:3 - Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:7 - “then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:12 - “But go now to My place which was in Shiloh, where I set My name at the first, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:6 - For he shall be like a shrub in the desert,
And shall not see when good comes,
But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
In a salt land which is not inhabited.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:6 - In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell safely;
Now this is His name by which He will be called:

THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.[fn]


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