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1 Kings 8:51
For they are your people and your heritage, which you took out of Egypt, out of the iron fireplace;
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Christian Standard Bible®
For they are your people and your inheritance;you brought them out of Egypt,out of the middle of an iron furnace.
For they are your people and your inheritance;you brought them out of Egypt,out of the middle of an iron furnace.
Hebrew Names Version
(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Mitzrayim, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Mitzrayim, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
King James Version
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
English Standard Version
(for they are your people, and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace).
(for they are your people, and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace).
New Century Version
Remember, they are your special people. You brought them out of Egypt, as if you were pulling them out of a blazing furnace.
Remember, they are your special people. You brought them out of Egypt, as if you were pulling them out of a blazing furnace.
New English Translation
After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace.
After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace.
Amplified Bible
(for they are Your people and Your heritage, whom You brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace [of slavery and oppression]),
(for they are Your people and Your heritage, whom You brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace [of slavery and oppression]),
New American Standard Bible
(for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
(for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
Geneva Bible (1587)
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt from the middes of the yron fornace.
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt from the middes of the yron fornace.
Legacy Standard Bible
(for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought forth from Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
(for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought forth from Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
Contemporary English Version
Remember, they are the people you chose and rescued from Egypt that was like a blazing fire to them.
Remember, they are the people you chose and rescued from Egypt that was like a blazing fire to them.
Complete Jewish Bible
for they are your people, your inheritance, whom you brought out of Egypt, out of the flames of the iron furnace.
for they are your people, your inheritance, whom you brought out of Egypt, out of the flames of the iron furnace.
Darby Translation
(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron)—
(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron)—
Easy-to-Read Version
Remember that they are your people and that you brought them out of Egypt. It was as if you saved them by pulling them out of a hot oven!
Remember that they are your people and that you brought them out of Egypt. It was as if you saved them by pulling them out of a hot oven!
George Lamsa Translation
For they are thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou didst bring forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron;
For they are thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou didst bring forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron;
Good News Translation
They are your own people, whom you brought out of Egypt, that blazing furnace.
They are your own people, whom you brought out of Egypt, that blazing furnace.
Lexham English Bible
for they are your people and your inheritance whom you brought from Egypt from the middle of the smelter of iron.
for they are your people and your inheritance whom you brought from Egypt from the middle of the smelter of iron.
Literal Translation
For they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron;
For they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for they are thy people, and thyne enheritaunce, whom thou broughtest out of Egipte, from the yron fornace:
for they are thy people, and thyne enheritaunce, whom thou broughtest out of Egipte, from the yron fornace:
American Standard Version
(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For they be thy people, and thyne inheritaunce, whiche thou broughtest out of Egypt, euen from the middest of the fornace of iron.
For they be thy people, and thyne inheritaunce, whiche thou broughtest out of Egypt, euen from the middest of the fornace of iron.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
for they are Thy people, and Thine inheritance, which Thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron;
for they are Thy people, and Thine inheritance, which Thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron;
King James Version (1611)
For they bee thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest foorth out of Egypt, from the mids of the furnace of iron:
For they bee thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest foorth out of Egypt, from the mids of the furnace of iron:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
for they are thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron.
for they are thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron.
English Revised Version
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
Berean Standard Bible
For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For it is thi puple, and thin erytage, whiche thou leddist out of the lond of Egipt, fro the myddis of yrone furneis;
For it is thi puple, and thin erytage, whiche thou leddist out of the lond of Egipt, fro the myddis of yrone furneis;
Young's Literal Translation
(for Thy people and Thy inheritance [are] they, whom Thou didst bring out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron) --
(for Thy people and Thy inheritance [are] they, whom Thou didst bring out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron) --
Update Bible Version
(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
Webster's Bible Translation
For they [are] thy people, and thy inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
For they [are] thy people, and thy inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
World English Bible
(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
New King James Version
(for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace),
(for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace),
New Living Translation
for they are your people—your special possession—whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt.
for they are your people—your special possession—whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt.
New Life Bible
For they are Your people and Your children whom You have brought out of Egypt, from the iron fire-place.
For they are Your people and Your children whom You have brought out of Egypt, from the iron fire-place.
New Revised Standard
(for they are your people and heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron-smelter).
(for they are your people and heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron-smelter).
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
because, thy people and thine inheritance, they are, - whom thou didst bring forth out of Egypt, out of the midst of the smelting-pot of iron;
because, thy people and thine inheritance, they are, - whom thou didst bring forth out of Egypt, out of the midst of the smelting-pot of iron;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For they are thy people, and thy inheritance, whom thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron.
For they are thy people, and thy inheritance, whom thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron.
Revised Standard Version
(for they are thy people, and thy heritage, which thou didst bring out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace).
(for they are thy people, and thy heritage, which thou didst bring out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace).
New American Standard Bible (1995)
(for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought forth from Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
(for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought forth from Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
Contextual Overview
22 Then Solomon took his place before the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, and stretching out his hands to heaven, 23 Said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on the earth; keeping faith and mercy unchanging for your servants, while they go in your ways with all their hearts. 24 And you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day. 25 So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel before me, if only your children give attention to their ways, walking before me as you have done. 26 So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father. 27 But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made! 28 Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant, O Lord God, and to his prayer for grace; give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant sends up to you this day; 29 That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place. 30 Give ear to the prayers of your servant, and the prayers of your people Israel, when they make their prayers, turning to this place; give ear in heaven your living-place, and hearing, have mercy. 31 If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thy people: 1 Kings 8:53, Exodus 32:11, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:13-19, Deuteronomy 9:26-29, 2 Chronicles 6:39, Nehemiah 1:10, Isaiah 63:16-18, Isaiah 64:9, Jeremiah 51:19
the furnace: Deuteronomy 4:20, Jeremiah 11:4
Reciprocal: Psalms 28:9 - bless Daniel 9:15 - that hast
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance,.... Whom the Lord had chosen above all people, to be a special people to him, and to be his portion and possession; see Deuteronomy 7:6
which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron; hard and cruel bondage in Egypt: Deuteronomy 7:6- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The furnace of iron - Egypt is so called as a place of severe trial and affliction.
