Even for the foreigner who is not of your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name –
1 Kings 8:42 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised for they will hear of your great name, strong hand, and outstretched arm, and will come and pray towards this temple – Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For they will hear of Your great name (Your revelation of Yourself), Your strong hand, and outstretched arm–when he shall pray in [or toward] this house, American Standard Version (1901) (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thine outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house; Common English Bible because they will hear of your great reputation, your great power, and your outstretched arm. When the immigrant comes and prays toward this temple, Catholic Public Domain Version and your outstretched arm everywhere: so when he arrives and prays in this place, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thy stretched out arm,) so when he shall come, and shall pray in this place: |
Even for the foreigner who is not of your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name –
Instead fear the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to him, and you are to sacrifice to him.
Now, Lord our God, please save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Lord, are God #– #you alone.
When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent to him to enquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.
‘In the future, when your son asks you, “What does this mean? ” say to him, “By the strength of his hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
Then Moses said to the people, ‘Remember this day when you came out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, for the Lord brought you out of here by the strength of his hand. Nothing leavened may be eaten.
When the peoples hear, they will shudder; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
‘However, I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go, even under force from a strong hand.
‘Therefore tell the Israelites: I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from the forced labour of the Egyptians and rescue you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and great acts of judgement.
By now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been obliterated from the earth.
Wake up, wake up! Arm of the Lord, clothe yourself with strength. Wake up as in days past, as in generations long ago. Wasn’t it you who hacked Rahab to pieces, who pierced the sea monster?
He made his glorious strength available at the right hand of Moses, divided the water before them to make an eternal name for himself,
‘By my great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please. ,
I thought, ‘How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.’ I thought, ‘You will call me “My Father” and never turn away from me.’
for the Lord has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the power of one who is stronger than he is.’
Oh, Lord God! You yourself made the heavens and earth by your great power and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you!
As I live #– #the declaration of the Lord God #– #I will reign over you with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath.
But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations they were living among, in whose sight I had made myself known to Israel by bringing them out of Egypt.
The king said to Daniel, ‘Your God is indeed God of gods, Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.’
Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, ‘Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel , and rescued his servants who trusted in him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of the heavens, because all his works are true and his ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.
When a foreigner resides with you or someone else is among you and wants to prepare a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord, he is to do exactly as you do throughout your generations.
So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem
Lord God, you have begun to show your greatness and your strong hand to your servant, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can perform deeds and mighty acts like yours?
Or has a god attempted to go and take a nation as his own out of another nation, by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Carefully follow them, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples. When they hear about all these statutes, they will say, “This great nation is indeed a wise and understanding people.”
This is so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord’s hand is strong, and so that you may always fear the Lord your God.’
When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will you do about your great name? ’