He said, “Yah has sworn: ‘Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”
Parallel translations
- KJV For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
- BSB “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
- NKJV for he said, “Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
- NASB and he said, “Because the Lord has sworn, the Lord will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
- NLT He said, “They have raised their fist against the Lord’s throne, so now the Lord will be at war with Amalek generation after generation.”
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Quick answer
Moses declares that Yahweh has sworn ongoing war with Amalek from generation to generation. God's opposition to this enemy is enduring and certain.
Overview
The oath signals that Amalek's hostility against God's people invites perpetual divine opposition until judgment is complete. This solemn declaration frames the conflict as ultimately God's, not merely Israel's. It assures the covenant people that the Lord will faithfully war against those who set themselves against his redemptive plan.
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Cross-references · 3
- Ps 21:8–11Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
- Isa 66:1Yahweh says, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?
- Acts 7:49‘heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord; ‘or what is the place of my rest?
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