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2 Samuel 24:16

But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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ASV

And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Jehovah repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of Jehovah was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

KJV

And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.Lachand he stretched outH7971 →
יָד֨וֹya.Dohand hisH3027 →
הַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'Akhthe angelH4397 →
יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
לְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.Tahto destroy itH7843 →
וַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemand he relentedH5162 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-concerningH413 →
הָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ahthe harmH7451 →
וַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merand he saidH559 →
לַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'Akhto the angelH4397 →
הַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.Chitthe destroyerH7843 →
בָּעָם֙ba.'Amamong the peopleH5971 →
רַ֔בRavenoughH7227 →
עַתָּ֖ה'a.TahnowH6258 →
הֶ֣רֶףHe.reflet dropH7503 →
יָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khahand yourH3027 →
וּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'Akhand [the] angel ofH4397 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הָיָ֔הha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
עִם־'im-nearH5973 →
גֹּ֖רֶןGo.ren[the] threshing floor ofH1637 →
הָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nah<the> AraunahH728 →
הַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.Sithe JebusiteH2983 →

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1 Corinthians 10:10And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.Exodus 12:23When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!Joel 2:13–14So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”2 Chronicles 3:1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.Genesis 6:6And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.2 Kings 19:35And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!Hosea 11:8How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!Exodus 32:14So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.Psalms 78:49He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity— a band of destroying angels.Jeremiah 42:10‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.Job 33:22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.Psalms 35:6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.Jeremiah 18:7–10At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.Isaiah 40:1–2“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

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