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Exodus 17:16

AmalekAmalek

14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

15 And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.

“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
KJV
For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
WEB
He said, “The LORD has sworn: ‘The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”
ASV
And he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
DARBY
And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation!
BLB
And he said, “Because a hand [is] on the throne of YAH, war belongs to YHWH with Amalek from generation to generation.”
ÅB
Og han sa: En hånd er utrakt fra Herrens trone! Herren skal stride mot Amalek fra slekt til slekt.
[^1]: fristelse.
[^2]: kiv.
OTB
Han erklærte: «Fordi Herren har sverget, vil Herren føre krig mot Amalek fra generasjon til generasjon.»
B1930
Og han sa: En hånd er utrakt fra Herrens trone! Herren skal stride mot Amalek fra slekt til slekt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 21:8–11

    Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

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  • Isaiah 66:1

    This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

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  • Acts 7:49

    ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?

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