Isaiah 55:4
55:3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
KJV
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
What does Isaiah 55:4 mean?
Isaiah 55:4 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), עֵד (ʻêd), לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
1 Samuel 25:14But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. railed: Heb. flew upon them
1 Samuel 25:24And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. audience: Heb. ears
Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; brought: or, cut off
Isaiah 16:14But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. feeble: or, not many
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And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. for the: or, though the
Jeremiah 37:21Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Frequently asked questions
What does Isaiah 55:4 say?
Isaiah 55:4 (King James Version) reads: "Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people."
Is Isaiah 55:4 in the Old or New Testament?
Isaiah 55:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.
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