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  • Lord of hosts
    Lord of hosts
    noun
    Jehovah; God.
  • Lord of Hosts
    Lord of Hosts
    noun
    Jehovah or God when regarded as having the angelic forces at his command

Lord of hosts

American  
Or Lord of Hosts

noun

  1. Jehovah; God.


Lord of Hosts British  

noun

  1. Jehovah or God when regarded as having the angelic forces at his command

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

From The Guardian Jul. 14, 2015

O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

From The Guardian Jul. 14, 2015

Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

From Time Magazine Archive

The mountain of the Lord of hosts becomes the holy mountain.

From Studies in Zechariah by Gaebelein, Arno C.

And the governors of Judah shall say in their hearts, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength, in the Lord of hosts their God.

From An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi, on The Messiah's Coming by Park, J. R. (John Ranicar)

There is a pastor in Omaha, his name is Hank Kunneman, at the Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, Nebraska.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2023

In Joy, the Lord of Hosts finally justifies his stern ways to a modern Job.

From Time Magazine Archive

And now the Angel of the Lord becomes the intercessor for Jerusalem and turns to Jehovah, the Lord of Hosts sitting upon His throne.

From Studies in Zechariah by Gaebelein, Arno C.

And all the vast congregation fell upon their faces and cried "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts, the whole earth is full of His Glory."

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

And one cried unto another, and said,-- "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts: the whole earth is full of his Glory."

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

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