Kemo כְּמוֹ
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| כְּמוֹ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kemo |
| Strong's number | H3644 (H3644G, H3644H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | conjunction |
| Gloss | like |
| Occurrences | 143 in 127 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (25) |
Kemo (Hebrew כְּמוֹ, Strong's H3644) is a Hebrew conjunction meaning “like”. It occurs 143 times in 127 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H3644G: like
adv
1) like, as, the like of which
conj
2) when, according as, as it were
1) like, as, the like of which
conj
2) when, according as, as it were
H3644H: (Geruth) Chimham
Combined with ge.rut (גֵּרוּת "Geruth" H1628)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | like (5), thou (2), according (2), been (1), thyself (1), i (1), worth (1), such (1), things (1), thus (1), were (1), comparison (1) |
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| BSB | like (28), like you (10), like me (9), like him (7), is like you (6), like it (5), i (3), yourself (2), such (2), like them (2), is like me (2), like us (1), and 26 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Kemo, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 19:15And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
- Genesis 34:15But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
- Genesis 41:39And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
- Genesis 44:15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
- Genesis 44:18Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
Exodus
- Exodus 9:14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
- Exodus 9:18Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
- Exodus 9:24So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation.
- Exodus 10:14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be.
- Exodus 11:6And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
- Exodus 15:5The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.
- Exodus 15:8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
- Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Exodus 30:32Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.
- Exodus 30:33Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
- Exodus 30:38Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”
Leviticus
- Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 19:34But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Numbers
- Numbers 23:10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 4:32For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?
- Deuteronomy 5:14But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.
- Deuteronomy 5:26For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?
- Deuteronomy 7:26Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.
- Deuteronomy 18:15The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
- Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
- Deuteronomy 33:29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
Judges
- Judges 8:18Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
- Judges 9:48And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 10:24And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
- 1 Samuel 21:9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
- 1 Samuel 26:15And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 7:22Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
- 2 Samuel 9:8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
- 2 Samuel 18:3But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 3:12Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.
- 1 Kings 3:13And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
- 1 Kings 8:23And 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:and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
- 1 Kings 13:18He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,
- 1 Kings 22:4And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 3:7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 2 Kings 18:5He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.
- 2 Kings 23:25And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 17:20O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 6:14And 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:and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
- 2 Chronicles 18:3And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth–gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”
- 2 Chronicles 35:18And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
- Nehemiah 9:11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
- Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
Job
- Job 1:8And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
- Job 2:3And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
- Job 6:15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
- Job 9:32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
- Job 10:22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
- Job 12:3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
- Job 14:9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.
- Job 19:22Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
- Job 28:5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
- Job 31:37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—
- Job 35:8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man.
- 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 38:14It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.
- Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Job 40:17He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
- Job 41:24His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!
Psalms
- Psalm 29:6He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
- Psalm 35:10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
- Psalm 50:21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
- Psalm 58:4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
- Psalm 58:7Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
- Psalm 58:8As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
- Psalm 58:9Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
- Psalm 61:6Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
- Psalm 63:5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
- Psalm 71:19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
- Psalm 73:15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
- Psalm 78:13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
- Psalm 78:69And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.
- Psalm 79:5How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
- Psalm 86:8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
- Psalm 88:5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.
- Psalm 89:8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
- Psalm 89:46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
- Psalm 90:9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.
- Psalm 92:7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Psalm 102:3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Psalm 115:8They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
- Psalm 135:18They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
- Psalm 140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- Psalm 141:7Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 23:7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 6:10Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?
- Song of Solomon 7:1How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 14:10All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
- Isaiah 26:17Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
- Isaiah 26:18We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
- Isaiah 30:22Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”
- Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
- Isaiah 41:25I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.I have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.
- Isaiah 44:7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
- Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
- Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 10:6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
- Jeremiah 13:21What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?
- Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there.
- Jeremiah 30:7Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
- Jeremiah 41:17And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth–lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
- Jeremiah 49:19Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
- Jeremiah 50:26Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.Come against her from the farthest border. Break open her granaries; pile her up like mounds of grain. Devote her to destruction; leave her no survivors.
- Jeremiah 50:44Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
Lamentations
- Lamentations 1:21They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You have caused it. May You bring the day You have announced, so that they may become like me.
- Lamentations 4:6For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 5:9And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again.
- Ezekiel 16:57Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.before your wickedness was uncovered? Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all those around her, and by the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.
Hosea
- Hosea 7:4They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.
- Hosea 8:12I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange.
- Hosea 13:7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Joel
- Joel 2:2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
Micah
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 3:14Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.
Haggai
- Haggai 2:3Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’
Zechariah
- Zechariah 5:3Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
- Zechariah 9:15The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
- Zechariah 10:2For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
- Zechariah 10:7And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
- Zechariah 10:8I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
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).