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Lexicon :: Strong's H3678 - kissē'

Aa
כִּסֵּא
Transliteration
kissē'
Pronunciation
kis-say'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1007

Strong’s Definitions

כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ, kis-say'; or כִּסֵּה kiççêh; from H3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied):—seat, stool, throne.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x

The KJV translates Strong's H3678 in the following manner: throne (127x), seat (7x), stool (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x
The KJV translates Strong's H3678 in the following manner: throne (127x), seat (7x), stool (1x).

  1. seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool

    1. seat (of honour), throne

    2. royal dignity, authority, power (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ, kis-say'; or כִּסֵּה kiççêh; from H3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied):—seat, stool, throne.
STRONGS H3678: Abbreviations
כִּסֵּא, כִּסֵּה 133 noun masculine 2 Samuel 7:16 seat of honour, throne (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician (plural) כרסים; Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא, bdb049006; Biblical Aramaic כָּרְסֵא, Zinjirli כרסא DHMSendsch. 58. 44; Arabic bdb049007; but Assyrian kussu; perhaps Akkadian loan-word; ideogram iṣ GU. ZA, compare DlHWB 343); — absolute כִּסֵּא Genesis 41:40 +; כִּסֵּת 1 Kings 10:19 (twice in verse); Job 26:9, הַכִּסֶּא Ezekiel 1:26; construct כִּסֵּא 2 Samuel 3:10 +, כֵּס [H3676 Exodus 17:16 (si vera lectio; see below); suffix כִּסְאִי 1 Kings 1:13 +, כִּסְאֲךָ 2 Samuel 7:16 +, כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ 1 Kings 5:19 +, כִּסְאוֺ Exodus 11:5 +; plural כִּסְאוֺת Psalm 122:5 (twice in verse); suffix כִּסְאוֺתָם Ezekiel 26:16; Isaiah 14:9; — seat of honour, usually
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a. of king = throne Genesis 41:40 (E), Exodus 11:5; Exodus 12:29 (both J) 1 Kings 2:19; Isaiah 47:1; Ezekiel 26:16; of queen-mother 1 Kings 2:19b; מַלְכוּתוֺ כ׳ Esther 5:1 his royal throne; of future (Messianic) prince Zechariah 6:13a (in Zechariah 6:13b read עליֿמינו Greek Version of the LXX StaZAW 1881, 10); of dead kings in She'ôl Isaiah 14:9; נָתַן כ׳, in, or against a place, said of king himself, (only Jeremiah) is a sign of conquest (Jeremiah 1:15); so שִׂים כּ׳ Jeremiah 43:10, and (of י׳) Jeremiah 49:38; in Judges 3:20, though of king, not seat of office; + 12 times elsewhere, literal.
†b. throne of י׳ (אלהים) as heavenly king, Isaiah 6:1; Ezekiel 1:26 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 10:1; 1 Kings 22:19 2 Chronicles 18:18; Job 26:9; Psalm 11:4; Isaiah 66:1 heaven is my throne; as seat of judgment Psalm 9:5; Psalm 9:8; in oath יָד עַלכּכֵּס יָהּ [H3676 Exodus 17:16 (compare Di; > Cler JDMich Ges Buhl SS נֵס banner; Greek Version of the LXX κρυφαία √ כסה, favours כס); Jerusalem called throne of י׳ Jeremiah 3:17, so the sanctuary Jeremiah 17:12 (כָּבוֺד מָרוֺם כ׳), Ezekiel 43:7.
†2. of high priest 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 4:13, 18; of honoured guest 2 Kings 4:10; of governor Nehemiah 3:7; of (unjust) judge הַוּוֺת כ׳ Psalm 94:20; = conspicuous seat (literally) Proverbs 9:14; = seat of distinction, explicitly כָּבוֺד כ׳ Isaiah 22:23; כ׳ alone 2 Kings 25:28 (twice in verse) = Jeremiah 52:32 (twice in verse); Esther 3:1.
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a. figurative = royal dignity, authority, power, הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכִסְאוֺ נָקִי 2 Samuel 14:9; לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֺ וּלְבֵיתוֺ וּלְכ׳ 1 Kings 2:33; especially kingdom, with verbs of setting up, establishing, י׳ subject, דָוִד הֵקִים כ׳ 2 Samuel 3:10, כִסְאֲךָוּבָנִיתִי Psalm 89:5, so with שִׂים Psalm 89:30; king subject, בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאוֺסָעַד Proverbs 20:28; passive דָוִד יִהְיֶה נכִון כ׳ 1 Kings 2:45 the throne of David shall be established, compare 2 Samuel 7:16 = 1 Chronicles 17:14; וְהוּכַן בַּחֶסֶד כ׳ Isaiah 16:5 (of Messianic reign); so (in general) בִּצְדָקָה יִכּוֺן כ׳ Proverbs 16:12, compare Proverbs 25:5; Proverbs 29:14; intransitive (with הָיָה) Psalm 89:37; more fully, י׳ subject, מַמְלַכְתּוֺ וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶתכֿ׳ 2 Samuel 7:13 (כֹּנֵן כסאו in || 1 Chronicles 17:12), מַמְלַכְתְּךָ עַֿ יִשְׂרָאֵלוַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶתכֿ׳ 1 Kings 9:5, compare || 2 Chronicles 7:18 and וַהֲכִינוֺתִי כ׳ <Times New Roman>מַלְכוּתוֺ עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵל 1 Chronicles 22:10; also מגּר כ׳ Psalm 89:45 cast down throne, of Gentile nations מַמְלָכוֺתוְהָפַכְתִּי כ׳ Haggai 2:22; יָשַׁב עלכֿ׳ sit on the throne of any one (especially David) = be his successor 1 Kings 1:13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 30, 35, 48; 1 Kings 2:12; 1 Kings 3:6; 2 Kings 13:13, especially Jeremiah 13:13; Jeremiah 17:25; Jeremiah 22:2 + 5 times Jeremiah; לָ֑ךְ ֵֽֽֽישְׁבוּ לְכ׳ Psalm 132:12; more fully 1 Chronicles 29:23; causative הוֺשִׁיב עלכֿ׳ 1 Kings 2:24; 1 Kings 5:19; 2 Kings 10:3; הֹשִׁיב לַכּ׳ figurative Job 36:7, of placing in honour; לָ֑ךְ לָ֑ךְ לְכ׳ אָשִׁית בִטְנְךָ מִפְּרִי Psalm 132:11; † ישׁב עלכֿ׳ also = take one's seat as king, become actual king, possess royalty 1 Kings 16:11, often sit on the throne of Israel 1 Kings 8:20, 25 2 Chronicles 6:10, 16; 1 Kings 10:9; 2 Kings 10:30; 2 Kings 15:12; Jeremiah 33:17; without ישׁב 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 9:5, compare also Isaiah 9:6 (Messiah); ישׁב עלכֿסא מַמְלַכְתּוֺ Deuteronomy 17:18, עלכֿסא הַמְּלוּכָה 1 Kings 1:46, and even עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵללָשֶׁבֶת עַלכִּֿסֵּא מַלְכוּת י׳ 1 Chronicles 28:5; also הַמְּלָכִים ישׁב עַלכֿ׳ 2 Kings 11:19, || הַמַּמְלָכָה כ׳ 2 Chronicles 23:30; of (royal) throne as judgment seat Proverbs 20:8, compare also Psalm 122:5; set one upon the throne of Israel ישׂ׳ עלכֿ׳ נתן פ׳ 1 Kings 10:9 compare || 2 Chronicles 9:8; in comparative sentence יְגַדֵּל אֶתכִּֿסְאוֺ מִכּ׳, i.e. make him a more powerful king than, 1 Kings 1:37, compare 1 Kings 1:47; of king of Babylon, מִמַּעַל לְכוֺכְבֵיאֵֿל אָרִים כִּסְאִי Isaiah 14:13. In Psalm 45:7 כִּסְאֲךָ אלהים וגו׳ the text is probably corrupt: AE Hi Ew Bae read thy throne is (a throne) of God; Bi Che insert הקימונכונה יסודתו thy throne [its foundation is firmly fixed], God [has established it]; see further Dr§ 194, Obs.
†b. throne of (אלהים) י׳ = his royal dignity, sovereign, Lamentations 5:19; Psalm 93:2; Psalm 103:19 (הֵכִין כ׳; || מַלְכוּת); כְבוֺדֶ֑ךָ כ׳ Jeremiah 14:21; קָדְשׁוֺ יָשַׁב עַלכֿ׳ Psalm 47:9; כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ מְכוֺן וּמִשְׁפָּט צֶדֶק Psalm 89:15; compare Psalm 97:2.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:40; 41:40

Exodus

11:5; 11:5; 12:29

Deuteronomy

17:18

Judges

3:20

1 Samuel

1:9; 4:13; 4:18

2 Samuel

3:10; 3:10; 7:13; 7:16; 7:16; 7:16; 14:9

1 Kings

1:13; 1:13; 1:17; 1:20; 1:24; 1:27; 1:30; 1:35; 1:37; 1:46; 1:47; 1:48; 2:4; 2:12; 2:19; 2:19; 2:24; 2:33; 2:45; 3:6; 8:20; 8:25; 9:5; 9:5; 10:9; 10:9; 10:19; 16:11; 22:19

2 Kings

4:10; 10:3; 10:30; 11:19; 13:13; 15:12; 25:28

1 Chronicles

17:12; 17:14; 22:10; 28:5; 29:23

2 Chronicles

6:10; 6:16; 7:18; 9:8; 18:18

Nehemiah

3:7

Esther

3:1; 5:1

Job

26:9; 26:9; 36:7

Psalms

9:5; 9:8; 11:4; 45:7; 47:9; 89:5; 89:15; 89:30; 89:37; 89:45; 93:2; 94:20; 97:2; 103:19; 122:5; 122:5; 132:11; 132:12

Proverbs

9:14; 16:12; 20:8; 20:28; 25:5; 29:14

Isaiah

6:1; 9:6; 14:9; 14:9; 14:13; 16:5; 22:23; 47:1; 66:1

Jeremiah

1:15; 3:17; 13:13; 14:21; 17:12; 17:25; 22:2; 33:17; 43:10; 49:38; 52:32

Lamentations

5:19

Ezekiel

1:26; 1:26; 10:1; 26:16; 26:16; 43:7

Haggai

2:22

Zechariah

6:13; 6:13

H3678

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3678 matches the Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kissē'),
which occurs 135 times in 124 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Ch 17:14–Isa 66:1)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:14 - “And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:10 - ‘He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:5 - “And of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:23 - Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:10 - “So the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke, and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised; and I have built the temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:16 - “Therefore, LORD God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:18 - “then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - “Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:17 - Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:9 - The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, clothed in their robes, sat each on his throne; and they sat at a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:18 - Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and His left.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:20 - Then he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD; and they went through the Upper Gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:7 - And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence[fn] of the governor of the region beyond the River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:2 - in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan[fn] the citadel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:1 - After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:9 - He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7 - He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:4 - For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:7 - But the LORD shall endure forever;
He has prepared His throne for judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in His holy temple,
The LORD’s throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:6 - Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:8 - God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:4 - ‘Your seed I will establish forever,
And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14 - Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Mercy and truth go before Your face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:29 - His seed also I will make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:36 - His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne as the sun before Me;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:44 - You have made his glory cease,
And cast his throne down to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:2 - Your throne is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:20 - Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,
Have fellowship with You?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2 - Clouds and darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:19 - The LORD has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:5 - For thrones are set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:11 - The LORD has sworn in truth to David;
He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:12 - If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:14 - For she sits at the door of her house,
On a seat by the highest places of the city,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:12 - It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For a throne is established by righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:8 - A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28 - Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:5 - Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14 - The king who judges the poor with truth,
His throne will be established forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:1 - In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:7 - Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:9 - “Hell from beneath is excited about you,
To meet you at your coming;
It stirs up the dead for you,
All the chief ones of the earth;
It has raised up from their thrones
All the kings of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:13 - For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:5 - In mercy the throne will be established;
And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David,
Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 - I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place,
And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:1 - “Come down and sit in the dust,
O virgin daughter of Babylon;
Sit on the ground without a throne,
O daughter of the Chaldeans!
For you shall no more be called
Tender and delicate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:1 - Thus says the LORD:

“Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest?

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