Lord of hosts
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Jehovah; God.
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Lord of HostsnounJehovah or God when regarded as having the angelic forces at his command
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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
Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
From Time Magazine Archive
The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name; great in counsel, and mighty in work.—Jer.
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in the day that I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
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
Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
From Studies in Zechariah by Arno C. Gaebelein
The angel of the Lord intercedes and cries to the Lord of Hosts, “How long?”
From Studies in Zechariah by Arno C. Gaebelein
So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of Hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
From Studies in Zechariah by Arno C. Gaebelein
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