Isaiah 8:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.”
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“The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Jehovah of Hosts--Him ye do sanctify, And He <FI>is<Fi> your Fear, and He your Dread,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 8:13 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 31:53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
- Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
- Leviticus 22:32You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
- Numbers 20:12But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”
- Numbers 27:14for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
- 1 Samuel 11:7He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.
- Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Isaiah 29:23For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
- Malachi 2:5“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.
- Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Luke 12:5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
- Romans 4:20Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
- Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
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