Isaiah 37:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest [above] the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

YHWH ṣəbāʾôt ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl yōšēb the-kərūbîm, ʾattāh-hûʾ the-ʾĕlōhîm to-alone-you, to-all mamləkôt the-ʾāreṣ; ʾattāh ʿāśîtā ʾet-the-šāmayim wə-ʾet-the-ʾāreṣ.

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: proper name - the covenant name of God
*ṣəbāʾôt*: noun, masculine plural construct - hosts/armies
*ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper name - Israel
*yōšēb*: participle, qal masculine singular - dwelling/sitting
*kərūbîm*: noun, masculine plural - cherubim/angelic beings
*ʾattāh*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God/gods
*mamləkôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - kingdoms of
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land
*ʿāśîtā*: verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you made
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*šāmayim*: noun, masculine dual - heavens
*wə*: conjunction - and

Word Meanings

*YHWH ṣəbāʾôt*: LORD of hosts/armies
*yōšēb*: enthroned/dwelling/sitting
*kərūbîm*: cherubim/heavenly beings
*ləbaddəkā*: alone/by yourself
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
*ʿāśîtā*: made/created/fashioned

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Referenced Verses

Exod 25:22 : 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Ps 86:10 : 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.
Ps 99:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth [above] the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
Ps 80:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that sittest [above] the cherubim, shine forth.
1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth [above] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
John 1:3 : 3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
Col 1:16 : 16 for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;
Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help [us] in time of need.
Rev 11:15-17 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become [the kingdom] of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God, 17 saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and who wast; {G2532} {G2064} because thou hast taken thy great power, and didst reign.
2 Sam 7:26 : 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee.
1 Kgs 18:32 : 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
2 Kgs 5:15 : 15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a present of thy servant.
Ps 46:7 : 7 Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}
Ps 46:11 : 11 Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}
Gen 1:1 : 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Deut 10:17 : 17 For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.
Ps 136:2-3 : 2 Oh give thanks unto the God of gods; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. 3 Oh give thanks unto the Lord of lords; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
Ps 146:6 : 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
Isa 6:3 : 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Isa 8:13 : 13 Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Isa 37:20 : 20 Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, even thou only.
Isa 40:28 : 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.
Isa 43:10-11 : 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Isa 44:24 : 24 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);
Isa 45:22 : 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.
Isa 54:5 : 5 For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Jer 10:10-12 : 10 But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:

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