(for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),
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:
- BSB For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
- NKJV (for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out 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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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.
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- Jer 11:4which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace,’ saying, ‘Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so you shall be my people, and I will be your God;
- Deut 4:20But Yahweh has taken you, and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as it is today.
- Neh 1:10“Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power, and by your strong hand.
- Deut 9:26–29I prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Lord Yahweh, don’t destroy your people and your inheritance, that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- Exod 32:11–12Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
- Num 14:13–19Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear it; for you brought up this people in your might from among them.
- Jer 51:19The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the former of all things; including the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
- 1 Kgs 8:53For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”
- Isa 64:9Don’t be furious, Yahweh, and don’t remember iniquity forever. Look and see, we beg you, we are all your people.
- 2 Chr 6:39then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.
- Isa 63:16–18For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn’t know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, Yahweh, are our Father. Our Redeemer from everlasting is your name.
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