Jeremiah 1:11-12 The word of the Lord came to me saying “What do you see Jeremiah?” And I said I see a rod of an Almond “saqed” שָׁקֵד tree. Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching “soqed” שָׁקַד, over my word to perform it. Both the word for Almond, and the
Luke 23:31: “For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry tree.?” This is an example of a verse which is unintelligible in the Greek, but it makes perfect sense when read in the Aramaic or language that Jesus actually spoke. When translating one
Isaiah 55:13: “Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off.” Throughout history and through the many world cultures myrtle has been
Psalms 147:1, “Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.” As one linguist once said, “Every English translation of the Bible is at best a paraphrase.” This is why you have so many different versions, none are mistranslations, just a
Habakkuk 3:17-18: “Although the fig tree does not blossom neither shall fruit be on the vine, the labor of the olive shall fail and the field shall yield no meat, the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joyin the
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Proverbs 8:19: “My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, and my yield than choicest silver. God is telling us that His fruit is better than gold and his yield better than silver. I heard an economist on the radio the other day say the best thing we
LEVABETHINI לבבתני Song of Solomon 4:9: “Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.” “Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn’t it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens up your heart and it means that someone can
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: John 3:3: “Jesus answered and said unto him, verily, verily I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” As a small child in Christian Service Brigade I memorized this passage of Scripture to earn my merit badge
