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Isaiah 5:16

But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.

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ASV

but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.

KJV

But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.Bahand he was exaltedH1361 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.Patby <the> judgmentH4941 →
וְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'Eland <the> GodH410 →
הַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.osh<the> holyH6918 →
נִקְדָּ֖שׁnik.Dash[will] show himself holyH6942 →
בִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.Kahby righteousnessH6666 →

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Psalms 46:10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”1 Peter 3:15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.Isaiah 12:4and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.Ezekiel 36:23I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.1 Peter 2:15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.Isaiah 29:23For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.Ezekiel 38:23I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.Isaiah 8:13The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.Revelation 3:7To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.Isaiah 33:5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.Joshua 24:19But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.Isaiah 2:17So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,Revelation 19:1–5After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!Isaiah 61:8For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.Revelation 4:8And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”Isaiah 28:17I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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