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Nehemiah 1:5

And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

KJV

et dixi : Quæso, Domine Deus cæli fortis, magne atque terribilis, qui custodis pactum et misericordiam cum his qui te diligunt, et custodiunt mandata tua :

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπα Μὴ δή, Κύριε ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὁ ἰσχυρὸς ὁ μέγας καὶ φοβερός, φυλάσσων τὴν διαθήκην καὶ τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτὸν καὶ τοῖς φυλάσσουσιν τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ·

LXX

and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:

ASV

וָ/אֹמַ֗ר אָֽנָּ֤א יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם הָ/אֵ֥ל הַ/גָּד֖וֹל וְ/הַ/נּוֹרָ֑א שֹׁמֵ֤ר הַ/בְּרִית֙ וָ/חֶ֔סֶד לְ/אֹהֲבָ֖י/ו וּ/לְ/שֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אָנָּ֤ה
'nh
particle · 13×
אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
ו
v
noun · 183×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
י
y
noun · 280×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2585From the time of David to the coming of the Messiah texts appearing in these sacred books show a deepening in prayer for oneself and in prayer for others.37 Thus the psalms were gradually collected into the five books of the Psalter (or "Praises"), the masterwork of prayer in the Old Testament.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 17:21 — And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy peop
  • 1Kgs 8:23 — And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
  • 1Kgs 8:23 — And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
  • 2Chr 6:14 — And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
  • Dan 9:4 — And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
  • Dan 9:4 — And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
  • Deut 4:31 — (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
  • Deut 7:9 — Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
  • Deut 7:9 — Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
  • Deut 7:21 — Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
  • Deut 7:21 — Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
  • Deut 10:17 — 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:
  • Exod 20:6 — And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
  • Exod 34:7 — Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s c
  • Heb 6:13 — For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
  • Jas 1:12 — Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
  • Jer 32:18 — Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
  • Neh 4:14 — And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your bret
  • Neh 4:14 — And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your bret
  • Neh 9:32 — Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princ
  • Neh 9:32 — Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princ
  • Ps 47:2 — For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
  • Ps 68:35 — O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
  • Ps 99:3 — Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
  • Ps 105:8 — He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
  • Ps 111:5 — He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
  • Rom 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.