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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

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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 tenth day of the siege, the Christians held divine service and on their knees prayed the Lord of hosts to give them victory.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

There was a man of Is-ra-el who went up each year from the town of Ra-mah to a place called Shi-loh to pay his vows to the Lord of hosts.

From Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood by Pollard, Josephine