Isaiah 37:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, 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 cherubims 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{H8802)} wondrous things{H8737)}: thou art God alone.
Ps 99:1 : 1 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
Ps 80:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear{H8685)}, O Shepherd{H8802)} of Israel, thou that leadest{H8802)} Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest{H8802)} between the cherubims, shine forth{H8685)}.
1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: 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 by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Col 1:16 : 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Rev 11:15-17 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
2 Sam 7:26 : 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
1 Kgs 18:32 : 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: 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 blessing of thy servant.
Ps 46:7 : 7 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Gen 1:1 : 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Ps 136:2-3 : 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Ps 146:6 : 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Isa 6:3 : 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Isa 8:13 : 13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Isa 37:20 : 20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
Isa 40:28 : 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, 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 the LORD, 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 the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isa 44:24 : 24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
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 thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Jer 10:10-12 : 10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

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