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Lexicon :: Strong's H1964 - hêḵāl

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הֵיכָל
Transliteration
hêḵāl
Pronunciation
hay-kawl'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from יָכֹל (H3201) (in the sense of capacity)
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TWOT Reference: 493

Strong’s Definitions

הֵיכָל hêykâl, hay-kawl'; probably from H3201 (in the sense of capacity); a large public building, such as a palace or temple:—palace, temple.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x

The KJV translates Strong's H1964 in the following manner: temple (70x), palace (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x
The KJV translates Strong's H1964 in the following manner: temple (70x), palace (10x).

  1. palace, temple, nave, sanctuary

    1. palace

    2. temple (palace of God as king)

    3. hall, nave (of Ezekiel's temple)

    4. temple (of heavenly temple)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הֵיכָל hêykâl, hay-kawl'; probably from H3201 (in the sense of capacity); a large public building, such as a palace or temple:—palace, temple.
STRONGS H1964: Abbreviations
† הֵיכָל noun masculineNah 2:7 (on Isaiah 44:28 compare Che Di) palace, temple (see also Late Hebrew id. temple, Aramaic הֵיכָלָא, הֵיכְלָא, Lfkyfh, palace, temple, Palmyrene הכלא temple Vog16; compare Arabic هَيْكَلً (probably Aramaic loan-word according to Frä274), Ethiopic ሀይከል፡ temple; Assyrian ekallu, palace, temple; — probably loan-word from Akkadian e-gal, great house, compare SchrHI 148 COT 2 Kings 20:18 HptE-vowel 11 f. LehmannŠamaššumukîn 126, and on usage Dl338; > from יכל (וכל) = כול contain Ew§ 162 b Thes Add84; compare Ol§ 191 b HoffmAGG xxxvi. Mai 1889:25 Dlw; from an original יכל LagBN 121, but compare HomZMG 1890.547) absolute ה׳ Amos 8:3 + 27 times (הַה׳ 1 Kings 6:17 +); construct הֵיכַל Micah 1:2 + 35 times; suffix הֵיכָלָ֑ךָ Psalm 48:10 + 2 times; הֵיכָלוֺ Jeremiah 50:28 + 7 times; plural הֵיכָלוֺת Hosea 8:14; construct הֵיכְלֵי Isaiah 13:22 + 2 times; suffix הֵיכְלֵיכֶם Joel 4:5; — never in Hexateuch, rarely in Samuel & pre-exile prophets; especially frequently in Ki Ezekiel & late prophets, also Chronicles; occasionally in Psalms; —
1. rather seld. (royal) palace (so almost always in Assyrian); of Ahab 1 Kings 21:1, of king of Babylon 2 Kings 20:18 = Isaiah 38:17; 2 Chronicles 36:7, compare Daniel 1:4, and plural הֵיכְלֵי עֹנֶג Isaiah 13:22 luxurious palaces; at Nineveh נָמוֺג וְהַה׳ Nahum 2:7; not clearly defined are הֵיכַל מֶלֶךְ Psalm 45:16 and הֵיכְלֵי שֵׁן Psalm 45:9; הֵיכָלוֺת Hosea 8:14 (in Northern Israel); see also וְהֵילִילוּ שִׁירוֺת הֵיכָל בַּיּוֺם הַהוּא Amos 8:3 and palace-songs shall be howlings in that day; compare also (probably) of Phoenician palaces Joel 4:5; quite general הֵיכְלֵי מֶלֶךְ, Proverbs 30:28, & תַּבְנִית הֵיכָל Psalm 144:12 (simile of well-proportioned daughters); — usual term for royal palace in Hebrew is בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ, see בית.
2. of palace of God considered as king, = house of God or of י׳, temple (compare הַה׳ Isaiah 6:1 e. below where prophet sees אדני ישֵׁב עַלכִּֿסֵּא):
a. of early, pre-Solomonic house at Shiloh הֵיכַל י׳ 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 3:3 (= בֵּית י׳ 1 Samuel 1:7; 1 Samuel 3:15; מוֺעֵד אֹהֶל פֶּתַח 1 Samuel 2:22 omitted by Greek Version of the LXX We Klo Dr) with doors (דלתות, 1 Samuel 3:15) & a doorpost (מזוזה 1 Samuel 1:9) (compare 2 Samuel 22:7 = Psalm 18:7 e below).
b. of Solomon's temple: specifically the hall or nave of the temple (the holy place, distinguished from the דְּבִּיר the inner sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, and with this included in the more general term בֵּית י׳ or הַבַּיִת, 1 Kings 6:1, 2+ often) 1 Kings 6:17 (compare 1 Kings 6:19; 1 Kings 6:20 & 1 Kings 6:2) also 1 Kings 6:5; 1 Kings 6:33; 1 Kings 7:50 2 Chronicles 4:22; further 2 Chronicles 4:7, 8; Ezekiel 8:16 (twice in verse) עַל־פְּנֵי הָאוּלָם הַבַּיִת הֵיכַל 1 Kings 6:3; אֻלָם הַהֵיכָל 1 Kings 7:21 || עַל־פְּנֵי הַהֵיכָל 2 Chronicles 3:17; הֵיכַל י׳ 2 Kings 18:16; also in wide sense (apparently = בֵּית י׳), הֵיכַל י׳ 2 Kings 23:4; 2 Kings 24:13 (|| בֵּית י׳), Jeremiah 7:4 (3 times in verse) (|| בֵּית י׳ Jeremiah 7:2), Jeremiah 24:1 see also נִקְמַת הֵיכָלוֺ Jeremiah 50:28; Jeremiah 51:11 (both || נִקְמַת י׳); 2 Chronicles 26:16; 27:2, compare 2 Chronicles 29:16 (|| י׳ בֵית פְּנִ֫ימָה; opposed to י׳ חֲצַר ב׳), in all three הֵיכַל י׳.
c. hall or nave of Ezekiel's temple, the holy place (see above) (included in הַבַּיִת, the general term embracing the whole group of buildings) Ezekiel 41:1, 4, 15, 21, 23, 25 (compare Ezekiel 41:20) Ezekiel 42:8.
d. general designation of 2nd temple, הַהֵיכָל Zechariah 8:9 (|| צְבָאוֺת בֵּית י׳); oftener הֵיכַל י׳ Haggai 2:15, 18; Zechariah 6:12, 13, 14, 15; Ezra 3:6, 10, הֵיכָלוֺ Malachi 3:1; Psalm 27:4; בּוֺנִים הֵיכָל ליהוה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezra 4:1; (הַ)הֵיכָל Nehemiah 6:10 (twice in verse) (|| בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים), Nehemiah 6:11; Isaiah 44:28, compare also Isaiah 66:6. — הֵיכָל occurs occasionally in Psalms, without conclusive evidence, in all cases, to what temple reference is had; apparently distinguished from בֵּית י׳ (as below b) Psalm 5:8 (הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ; see בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 5:7); perhaps also Psalm 68:30 (distinguished from Holy of Holies by De Che; yet verse obscure); but no distinction evident Psalm 79:1; Psalm 138:2; Jonah 2:5; Jonah 2:8 (all הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ); compare קְדשׁ הֵיכָל֑ךָ Psalm 65:5 (|| בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ); as containing the worshipping assembly Psalm 48:10.
e. of the heavenly temple where י׳ sits enthroned Isaiah 6:1; his abode in the heavens 2 Samuel 22:7 = Psalm 18:7; Psalm 11:4 (|| שָׁמַיִם; compare זְבֻל קָדְשׁוֺ Isaiah 63:15, || id.), Isaiah 29:9; אֲדֹנָי מֵהֵיכַל קָדְשׁוֺ Micah 1:2, compare Habakkuk 2:20 ויהוה בְּהֵיכַל קָדְשׁוֺ.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1965.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

1:7; 1:9; 1:9; 2:22; 3:3; 3:15; 3:15

2 Samuel

22:7; 22:7

1 Kings

6:1; 6:2; 6:2; 6:3; 6:5; 6:17; 6:17; 6:19; 6:20; 6:33; 7:21; 7:50; 21:1

2 Kings

18:16; 20:18; 20:18; 23:4; 24:13

2 Chronicles

3:17; 4:7; 4:8; 4:22; 26:16; 27:2; 29:16; 36:7

Ezra

3:6; 3:10; 4:1

Nehemiah

6:10; 6:11

Psalms

5:7; 5:8; 11:4; 18:7; 18:7; 27:4; 45:9; 45:16; 48:10; 48:10; 65:5; 68:30; 79:1; 138:2; 144:12

Proverbs

30:28

Isaiah

6:1; 6:1; 13:22; 13:22; 29:9; 38:17; 44:28; 44:28; 63:15; 66:6

Jeremiah

7:2; 7:4; 24:1; 50:28; 50:28; 51:11

Ezekiel

8:16; 41:1; 41:4; 41:15; 41:20; 41:21; 41:23; 41:25; 42:8

Daniel

1:4

Hosea

8:14; 8:14

Amos

8:3; 8:3

Jonah

2:5; 2:8

Micah

1:2; 1:2

Nahum

2:7; 2:7

Habakkuk

2:20

Haggai

2:15; 2:18

Zechariah

6:12; 6:13; 6:14; 6:15; 8:9

Malachi

3:1

H1964

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Strong's Number H1964 matches the Hebrew הֵיכָל (hêḵāl),
which occurs 80 times in 76 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Sa 1:9–Jer 51:11)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:9 - And Hannah riseth after eating in Shiloh, and after drinking, and Eli the priest is sitting on the throne by the side-post of the temple of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:3 - And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God is,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:7 - In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry is in His ears,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:3 - As to the porch on the front of the temple of the house, twenty cubits is its length on the front of the breadth of the house; ten by the cubit is its breadth on the front of the house;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - And he buildeth against the wall of the house a couch round about, even the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and maketh sides round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:17 - And forty by the cubit was the house, it is the temple before it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:33 - And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:21 - And he raiseth up the pillars for the porch of the temple, and he raiseth up the right pillar, and calleth its name Jachin, and he raiseth up the left pillar, and calleth its name Boaz;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:50 - and the basins, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and the censers, of refined gold, and the hinges for the doors of the inner-house, for the holy of holies, for the doors of the house of the temple, of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:1 - And it cometh to pass, after these things, a vineyard hath been to Naboth the Jezreelite, that is in Jezreel, near the palace of Ahab king of Samaria,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:16 - at that time hath Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the pillars that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and giveth them to the king of Asshur.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:18 - and of thy sons who go out from thee, whom thou begettest, they take away, and they have been eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:4 - And the king commandeth Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out from the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that are made for Baal, and for the shrine, and for all the host of the heavens, and he burneth them at the outside of Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron, and hath borne their ashes to Beth-El.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:13 - and bringeth out thence all the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king, and cutteth in pieces all the vessels of gold that Solomon king of Israel made in the temple of Jehovah, as Jehovah had spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:17 - And he raiseth up the pillars on the front of the temple, one on the right, and one on the left, and calleth the name of that on the right Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:7 - And he maketh the ten candlesticks of gold, according to their ordinance, and placeth in the temple, five on the right, and five on the left.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:8 - And he maketh ten tables, and placeth in the temple, five on the right, and five on the left; and he maketh bowls of gold a hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:22 - and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and the censers, of gold refined, and the opening of the house, its innermost doors to the holy of holies, and the doors of the house to the temple, of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - And at his being strong his heart hath been high unto destruction, and he trespasseth against Jehovah his God, and goeth in unto the temple of Jehovah to make perfume upon the altar of perfume.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 27:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:2 - And he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Uzziah his father did; only, he hath not come in unto the temple of Jehovah; and again are the people doing corruptly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:16 - and the priests come in to the inner part of the house of Jehovah to cleanse it, and bring out all the uncleanness that they have found in the temple of Jehovah to the court of the house of Jehovah, and the Levites receive it, to take it out to the brook Kidron without.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:7 - And of the vessels of the house of Jehovah hath Nebuchadnezzar brought in to Babylon, and putteth them in his temple in Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:6 - From the first day of the seventh month they have begun to cause burnt-offerings to ascend to Jehovah, and the temple of Jehovah hath not been founded,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 - And those building have founded the temple of Jehovah, and they appoint the priests, clothed, with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, by means of the instruments of David king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:1 - And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:10 - And I have entered the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel -- and he is restrained -- and he saith, 'Let us meet at the house of God, at the inside of the temple, and we shut the doors of the temple, for they are coming in to slay thee -- yea, by night they are coming in to slay thee.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:11 - And I say, 'A man such as I -- doth he flee? and who as I, that doth go in unto the temple, and live? -- I do not go in.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:7 - And I, in the abundance of Thy kindness, I enter Thy house, I bow myself toward Thy holy temple in Thy fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - 'Jehovah is in his holy temple: Jehovah -- in the heavens is His throne. His eyes see -- His eyelids try the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:6 - In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:4 - One thing I asked of Jehovah -- it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:9 - The voice of Jehovah paineth the oaks, And maketh bare the forests, And in His temple every one saith, 'Glory.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:8 - Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:15 - They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:9 - We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4 - O the happiness of him whom Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:29 - Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:1 - A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:2 - I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:12 - Because our sons are as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished -- the likeness of a palace,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:28 - A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:1 - In the year of the death of king Uzziah -- I see the Lord, sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and His train is filling the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:22 - And Aiim have responded in his forsaken habitations, And dragons in palaces of delight, And near to come is her time, And her days are not drawn out!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:7 - and of thy sons who come forth from thee, whom thou begettest, they take, and they have been eunuchs in a palace of the king of Babylon.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:28 - Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And all my delight He doth perfect, So as to say of Jerusalem, Thou art built, And of the temple, Thou art founded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:6 - A voice of noise is from the city, a voice from the temple, The voice of Jehovah, giving recompence to His enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:4 - Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah are they!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:1 - Jehovah hath shewed me, and lo, two baskets of figs, appointed before the temple of Jehovah, -- after the removing by Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, of Jeconiah, son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the heads of Judah, and the artizan, and the smith, from Jerusalem, when he bringeth them into Babylon --

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:28 - A voice of fugitives and escaped ones Is from the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, The vengeance of His temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 - Cleanse ye the arrows, fill the shields, Stirred up hath Jehovah the spirit of the kings of Madia, For against Babylon His device is to destroy it, For the vengeance of Jehovah it is, The vengeance of His temple.

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