Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally there to us. Our God will fight for us.”
Parallel translations
- KJV In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
- BSB Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
- NKJV Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
- NASB At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
- NLT When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!”
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Cross-references · 7
- Exod 14:14Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
- Deut 1:30Yahweh your God who goes before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
- Deut 20:4for Yahweh your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”
- Deut 3:22You shall not fear them; for Yahweh your God himself fights for you.”
- Josh 23:10One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.
- Zech 14:3Then Yahweh will go out and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- Exod 14:25He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!”
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