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September 01, 2025   A Vision of a Horseman Zec. 1:7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, Upon the four... אַרְבַּע ’ arba‛, אַרְבָּעָה ’ arbā‛āh : A common noun meaning four. Used as an ordinal number, it means fourth. Put into its plural form, ’arbā‛îm , it means forty; put into its dual form, ’arb

September 01, 2025   Judgment on Babylon Jer 50:24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. I have laid a snare... יָקשׁ yāqōš : A verb meaning to snare. The word refers primarily to the snaring of animals, especially birds (Psm. 124:7; Ecc. 9:12). However, this word always refers figuratively to the catching of a person or people in an undesirable

September 01, 2025 An Oracle Concerning Assyria Isa. 14:26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. This... זֹאת zō’ṯ : A feminine pronoun meaning this one, this woman, this. It is the feminine form of zeh . It functions in various ways of which the most important are: alone it means this one, standing for a feminine noun (Gen. 2:23; 2Sam. 13:17); it refers to any act or event itself standi

August 30, 2025  That You May Know 1 John 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:" And... καί kaí; copulative conj. And, also. (I) And, used as a copulative. (A) As simply joining single words and clauses, e.g., nouns (Mat. 2:11; 13:55; 23:6-7; Luke 6:38). When the latter noun is in place of a gen. (Acts 23:6; Rom. 2:20; Sept.: Gen. 1:14; 3:16). When joining pronouns (Mat. 8:29); adj. (Rom. 7:12)

August 30, 2025                           Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre Eze. 28:4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: With thy wisdom... חָכְמָה ḥoḵmāh : A feminine noun meaning wisdom, skill, experience, shrewdness. This is one of the wisdom words that cluster in Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job, and other wisdom literature scattered throughout the Old Testament. The high point of

August 30, 2025   Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre Eze 28:3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: Behold,... הִנֵּה hinnēh : A interjection meaning behold, look, now; if. It is used often and expresses strong feelings, surprise, hope, expectation, certainty, thus giving vividness depending on its surrounding context. Its main meanings can only be summarized briefly here: It stresses a following word referring to persons or t

August 28, 2025 O God, Do Not Keep Silence  Psm. 83:2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. For,... כִּי kiy : A demonstrative particle meaning because, for, that, when, whenever; indeed, even; if; even when, even though. It is used in various ways and must be translated accordingly. In every case, the context in which the word functions will be the key to translating correctly. Here is a listing of the major ways it is used: a

August 28, 2025   My Refuge and My Fortress Psm. 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Thou shalt not... לֹא lō’, לוֹא lô’, לֹה lōh : An adverb meaning no, not. The term is primarily utilized as an ordinary negation, as in Genesis 3:4: "You will not surely die" (NIV cf. Jdg. 14:4; Psm. 16:10). Often it is used to express an unconditional prohibition, thus having the force of an imperative: "You shall not (= do not ever

August 28, 2025   A Vision of Four Chariots Zec 6:8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country. Then cried... זָעַק zā‛aq : A verb meaning to cry out, to exclaim, to call. The primary activity implied is that of crying out in pain or by reason of affliction (Exo. 2:23; Job 35:9; Jer. 25:34). The verb signifies the action of calling on the Lord in a time of need (Joel 1:14; Mic.

ot.co August 28, 2025 Judgment on Babylon  Jer. 50:23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! How... אֵיךּ ’ ēyḵ, אֵיכָה ’ ēyḵāh, אֵיכָכָה ’ ēyḵāḵāh : I. An interrogative adverb meaning How? How! It is translated this way uniformly, but its connotation can be slightly different according to context. It can hint or connote doubt (Gen. 44:8); reproach (Jdg. 16:15); mourning (2Sam. 1:19); asserti

August 27, 2025  An Oracle Concerning Assyria Isa. 14:25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upo n my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. That I will break... שָׁבַר šāḇar : A verb meaning to break, to burst, to break in pieces, to break down, to break up, to smash, to shatter, to bring to birth. The word is most often used to express bursting or breaking. Other meanings includ

ot.c August 27, 2025   Verses 13-21: John concludes his letter with a discussion regarding 5 Christian certainties that constitute a powerful climax to the entire epistle. He accentuates their certainty by using the word “know” seven times in this section. That You May Know 1 John 5:13 "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." These thing

August 25, 2025   O God, Do Not Keep Silence Psm. 83:1 A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. A Song... שִׁירָה šiyrāh, שִׁיר šiyr : A masculine noun meaning a song. This word is used to indicate a type of lyrical song, a religious song, or a specific song of Levitical choirs. In Amos, God uses the word to indicate that He will turn their joyful singing into mourning because of their unfaithfulness to Him (Amos

August 24, 2025   My Refuge and My Fortress Psm. 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. He shall cover... סָכַךּ sāḵaḵ, שָׂכַךּ śāḵaḵ : I. A verb meaning to cover. It means to hide something or to shield something: the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant was covered by the wings of cherubim (Exo. 25:20); God's hand covered and protected Moses (Exo. 33:22). It is used of separating of

August 24, 2025   A Vision of Four Chariots Zec. 6:7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. And the bay... אָמֹץ ’ āmōṣ : An adjective meaning powerful, strong. Some versions render this term as strong steeds (horses) (NKJV, Zec. 6:3), while others prefer powerful (NIV, Zec. 6:3, 6:7; cf. KJV, bay horses). The basi

August 24, 2025   Judgment on Babylon Jer. 50:22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. A sound... קוֹל qôl : A masculine noun meaning a voice, a sound, a noise, a cry. This is an all-encompassing word that is used of any kind of sound. It describes God's voice in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:8, 3:10); human voices, speech (Gen. 27:22; Jos. 6:10; 2Kgs. 7:10); singing (Exo. 32:18); laughter (Jer. 30:19); horses hoofs (Jer. 47:3); animal sounds (1Sam. 15:14;

August 24, 2025   An Oracle Concerning Assyria Isa. 14:24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: The Lord... יְהוָֹה y e hōwāh : A noun meaning God. The word refers to the proper name of the God of Israel, particularly the name by which He revealed Himself to Moses (Exo. 6:2-3). The divine name has traditionally not been pronounced, primarily out of respect for its sacredness (cf.

August 13, 2025   Testimony Concerning the Son of God 1 John 5:12 "He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” He that hath... ἔχω échō ; imperf. eíchon , fut. héxō , 2d aor. éschon , perf. éschēka . To have, to hold, i.e., to have and hold, implying continued possession, trans. (I) Particularly and primarily to have in one's hands, to hold in the hand (Rev. 1:16; 6:5; 10:2; 17:4). By implication (Mat. 26:7; Heb. 8:3; Rev. 5:8;

August 12, 2025                                              My Refuge and My Fortress  Psm. 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,  and  from the noisome pestilence. Surely... כִּי kiy : A demonstrative particle meaning because, for, that, when, whenever; indeed, even; if; even when, even though. It is used in various ways and must be translated accordingly. In every case, the context in which the word functions will be the key to translating correct

August 12, 2025    My Refuge and My Fortress Psm. 91:2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. I will say... אָמַ ’āmar : A verb meaning to say. It is translated in various ways depending on the context. It is almost always followed by a quotation. In addition to vocal speech, the word refers to thought as internal speech (2Sa_13:32; Est_6:6). Further, it also refers to what is being communicated by a person's actions along with