For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
Parallel translations
- WEB (for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace);
- KJV For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
- NKJV (for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace),
- NASB (for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
- NLT for they are your people—your special possession—whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt.
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Quick answer
Solomon reminds God that Israel is His people, redeemed from the iron furnace of Egypt. It appeals to God's redeeming ownership.
Overview
Solomon grounds his plea in Israel's identity as God's own inheritance, brought out of the 'iron furnace' of Egyptian bondage. The Exodus redemption is the basis for confidence in God's continued mercy. This anticipates the greater redemption in Christ, by which God claims a people as His treasured possession.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 11:4which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
- Deut 4:20Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
- Neh 1:10They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
- Deut 9:26–29And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- Exod 32:11–12But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
- Num 14:13–19But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
- Jer 51:19The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and of the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- 1 Kgs 8:53For You, O Lord GOD, as Your inheritance, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”
- Isa 64:9Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!
- 2 Chr 6:39then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.
- Isa 63:16–18Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
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