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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 him not trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 - “But God draws the mighty away with His power;
He rises up, but no man is sure of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 - If I mocked at them, they did not believe it,
And the light of my countenance they did not cast down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:12 - Will you trust him to bring home your grain,
And gather it to your threshing floor?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24 - He devours the distance with fierceness and rage;
Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1 - To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp.[fn] A Psalm of David.

Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:13 - I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23 - Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints!
For the LORD preserves the faithful,
And fully repays the proud person.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 - And may not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not set its heart aright,
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22 - Because they did not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 - In spite of this they still sinned,
And did not believe in His wondrous works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:37 - For their heart was not steadfast with Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5 - Your testimonies are very sure;
Holiness adorns Your house,
O LORD, forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 - My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land,
That they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a perfect way,
He shall serve me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:12 - Then they believed His words;
They sang His praise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:24 - Then they despised the pleasant land;
They did not believe His word,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 - The works of His hands are verity and justice;
All His precepts are sure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:10 - I believed, therefore I spoke,
“I am greatly afflicted.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 - A talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 - The simple believes every word,
But the prudent considers well his steps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - Like the cold of snow in time of harvest
Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:25 - When he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:6 - Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - How the faithful city has become a harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now murderers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:9 - The head of Ephraim is Samaria,
And the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son.
If you will not believe,
Surely you shall not be established.” ’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - “And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”

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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 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - ‘In that day,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘the peg that is fastened in the secure place will be removed and be cut down and fall, and the burden that was on it will be cut off; for the LORD has spoken.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:

“Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation,
A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
Whoever believes will not act hastily.

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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 43:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10 - “You are My witnesses,” says the LORD,
“And My servant whom I have chosen,
That you may know and believe Me,
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
Nor shall there be after Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - Thus says the LORD,
The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One,
To Him whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
“Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the LORD who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 - Kings shall be your foster fathers,
And their queens your nursing mothers;
They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth,
And lick up the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the LORD,
For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1 - Who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 - Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The sure mercies of David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4 - “Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
They all gather together, they come to you;
Your sons shall come from afar,
And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:6 - For even your brothers, the house of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with you;
Yes, they have called a multitude after you.
Do not believe them,
Even though they speak smooth words to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - Why is my pain perpetual
And my wound incurable,
Which refuses to be healed?
Will You surely be to me like an unreliable stream,
As waters that fail?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:14 - and said to him, “Do you certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to murder you?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - So they said to Jeremiah, “Let the LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the LORD your God sends us by you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - Those who ate delicacies
Are desolate in the streets;
Those who were brought up in scarlet
Embrace ash heaps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:12 - The kings of the earth,
And all inhabitants of the world,
Would not have believed
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem—

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - “Ephraim has encircled Me with lies,
And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God,
Even with the Holy One[fn] who is faithful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.

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