Koach כֹּחַ
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| כֹּחַ | |
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| Transliteration | koach |
| Strong's number | H3581 (H3581B, H3581A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | strength |
| Occurrences | 126 in 121 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (20) |
Koach (Hebrew כֹּחַ, Strong's H3581) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “strength”. It occurs 126 times in 121 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H3581B: strength
1) strength, power, might
1a) human strength
1b) strength (of angels)
1c) power (of God)
1d) strength (of animals)
1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
1a) human strength
1b) strength (of angels)
1c) power (of God)
1d) strength (of animals)
1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
H3581A: reptile
1) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | strength (58), power (47), might (7), force (3), able (2), ability (2), chameleon (1), substance (1), fruits (1), powerful (1), wealth (1) |
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| BSB | power (23), strength (23), my strength (10), his strength (7), his power (7), your strength (4), its produce (2), powerful (2), your wealth (2), their strength (2), my might (1), my power (1), and 33 other renderings |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Koach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 4:12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
- Genesis 31:6And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.You know that I have served your father with all my strength.
- Genesis 49:3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
Exodus
- Exodus 9:16And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
- Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
- Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
Leviticus
- Leviticus 11:30And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
- Leviticus 26:20And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.
Numbers
- Numbers 14:13And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
- Numbers 14:17And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 4:37And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power,
- Deuteronomy 8:17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
- Deuteronomy 8:18But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
- Deuteronomy 9:29Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.But they are Your people, Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm.”
Joshua
- Joshua 14:11As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. As my strength was then, so it is now for war, for going out, and for coming in.
- Joshua 17:17And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,
Judges
- Judges 6:14And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”
- Judges 16:5And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
- Judges 16:6And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
- Judges 16:9Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.
- Judges 16:15And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”
- Judges 16:17That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
- Judges 16:19And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.
- Judges 16:30And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- 1 Samuel 28:20Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
- 1 Samuel 28:22Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.Now please listen to your servant and let me set a morsel of bread before you so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.”
- 1 Samuel 30:4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 19:8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 17:36But the Lord, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him.
- 2 Kings 19:3And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 26:8All these of the sons of Obed–edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed–edom.All these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- 1 Chronicles 29:12Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
- 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?
- 2 Chronicles 13:20Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:6And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
- 2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
- 2 Chronicles 22:9And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
- 2 Chronicles 25:8But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
- 2 Chronicles 26:13And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
Ezra
- Ezra 2:69They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.
- Ezra 10:13But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 1:10Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
- Nehemiah 4:10And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”
Job
- Job 3:17There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
- Job 6:11What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
- Job 6:12Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?
- Job 6:22Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;
- Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
- Job 9:19If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
- Job 23:6Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
- Job 24:22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
- Job 26:2How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
- Job 26:12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
- Job 30:2Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?
- Job 30:18By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.
- Job 31:39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
- Job 36:5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
- Job 36:19Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?
- Job 36:22Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?
- Job 37:23Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
- Job 39:11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
- Job 39:21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
- Job 40:16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
Psalms
- Psalm 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
- Psalm 29:4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
- Psalm 31:10For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
- Psalm 33:16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Psalm 38:10My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
- Psalm 65:6Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
- Psalm 71:9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
- Psalm 102:23He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.
- Psalm 103:20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
- Psalm 111:6He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.
- Psalm 147:5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 5:10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
- Proverbs 14:4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
- Proverbs 20:29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
- Proverbs 24:5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
- Proverbs 24:10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 10:13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
- Isaiah 37:3And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
- Isaiah 40:9O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
- Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
- Isaiah 40:29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Isaiah 41:1Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
- Isaiah 44:12The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
- Isaiah 49:4Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”
- Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 10:12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
- Jeremiah 27:5I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.
- Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- Jeremiah 48:45They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.“Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult.
- Jeremiah 51:15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 1:6And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.
- Lamentations 1:14The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
Daniel
- Daniel 1:4Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
- Daniel 8:6And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
- Daniel 8:7And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
- Daniel 8:22Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
- Daniel 8:24And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
- Daniel 10:8Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
- Daniel 10:16And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.And suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with anguish, and I have no strength.
- Daniel 10:17For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.How can I, your servant, speak with you, my lord? Now I have no strength, nor is any breath left in me.”
- Daniel 11:6And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
- Daniel 11:15So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.
- Daniel 11:25And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
Hosea
- Hosea 7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.
Amos
- Amos 2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
Micah
- Micah 3:8But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
Nahum
- Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
- Nahum 2:1He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:11Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”
Zechariah
- Zechariah 4:6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).