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Zechariah 4:6

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.

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ASV

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.

KJV

Then 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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
זֶ֚הzehthisH2088 →
דְּבַר־de.var-[is] [the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
זְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelZerubbabelH2216 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
בְחַ֙יִל֙ve.Cha.yilby strengthH2428 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
בְכֹ֔חַve.Kho.achby powerH3581 →
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
אִם־'im-exceptH518 →
בְּרוּחִ֔יbe.ru.Chiby spirit myH7307 →
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →

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2 Chronicles 32:7–8“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.2 Corinthians 10:4–5The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.1 Corinthians 2:4–5My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.Psalms 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.Isaiah 11:2–4The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.Psalms 20:6–8Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.Psalms 33:20–21Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.Hosea 1:7Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”Psalms 44:3–7For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.Haggai 2:2–5“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,2 Chronicles 14:11Then 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.”Ezekiel 37:11–14Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”Isaiah 63:10–14But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.Ezra 5:2Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

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