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To withhold, restrain, or spare; from holding back resources to showing mercy by staying one's hand

To seal, affix a seal or signet; to seal up or close; in passive, to be sealed or in a sealed state.

Ram's horn; the jubilee year proclaimed by its blast, marking liberty, land restoration, and debt release every fiftieth year

mercy seat — the gold slab atop the Ark of the Covenant where God's presence dwelt between the cherubim

To scoff or mock contemptuously; also (Hifil) to act as interpreter, mediator, or envoy between parties

snare, trap — a fowler's lure used literally and figuratively for anything that ensnares into ruin or sin

Highway, raised road — a prepared thoroughfare for travel; rarely stairway or celestial course

oracle, prophetic burden — a solemn divine pronouncement, usually introducing judgment oracles against nations

harp, lyre — a stringed instrument used in worship, celebration, and courtly music throughout Israel's history

vengeance, retribution — the act of divine or human repayment for wrong, especially in covenant justice contexts

To pull, tear, or draw away; to snap or break bonds; passively, to be torn off, broken apart, or uprooted.

Uzziah ('my strength is Yah'), primarily the king of Judah (c. 792-740 BCE), also borne by several Levites and officials

Straits, distress, or anguish; also a personal adversary or enemy who causes affliction

to exult, rejoice greatly — expressing intense joy, often in covenantal, eschatological, or worship contexts

Adversary, accuser; the Satan — a human opponent, legal prosecutor, or the celestial Accuser in God's court

Shallum — a theophoric name meaning 'recompensed/whole,' borne by kings, priests, Levites, and other figures

Report, news, tidings — what is heard and circulated; a prophetic message or renown

sister — a female sibling or fellow female believer in the Christian community

True, genuine, real -- of statements, persons, or realities that are unconcealed and not false

To reveal, uncover, or disclose what was hidden -- especially of God making known divine truth, glory, or eschatological realities

Weak, feeble; without strength in body, will, or social standing; specifically sick or ailing when used in healing contexts.

on account of, for the sake of, because of — a causal preposition expressing reason or purpose

to come, arrive, be present — a verb of arrival with a distinctive present-tense-with-perfect-sense nuance

to command, order — to direct someone with authority, issuing a binding instruction

To grieve or cause grief; to experience deep sorrow or to make another sorrowful.

to swear, take an oath — to bind oneself solemnly by invoking a higher authority or sacred object

Confess, acknowledge, profess — to agree openly, declare publicly, or promise formally

not yet — a temporal negative adverb indicating that a state or event has not occurred up to the present moment

Spiritual; pertaining to the Holy Spirit, the unseen divine realm, or Spirit-given endowments.

soldier — a military serviceman, especially a Roman soldier in Gospel and Acts narratives

to understand, comprehend, perceive — to grasp meaning or significance through mental and spiritual insight

Adonijah ('my Lord is Yahweh'); chiefly David's fourth son who contested Solomon's succession, also two other biblical figures.

fool, foolish person — one who is morally obtuse, despising wisdom and discipline

Baruch — 'blessed'; the name of Jeremiah's scribe and several post-exilic figures

Knee; the bodily joint used in kneeling for worship, supplication, drinking, and in idioms for birth and blessing.

Gedalyahu — personal name meaning 'Yah(u) is great,' borne by the governor of Judah and other biblical figures.

Wealth, riches, valuable possessions; rarely 'enough, sufficiency' -- a poetic term concentrated in Proverbs and Ezekiel.

Row, course, or tier — an ordered horizontal line of stones, jewels, pillars, or beams in architectural or priestly contexts.

To toil or grow weary; in Hifil, to weary or exhaust someone; encompasses both the labor and the fatigue it produces.

Yerushalem (Jerusalem) — the Aramaic form of the holy city's name, used in post-exilic texts of Ezra and Daniel.

Moon — the lesser celestial luminary; associated with worship, calendar reckoning, and poetic imagery of permanence.

Plague, pestilence, or devastating blow; a divinely sent epidemic or a catastrophic military slaughter.

A molten/cast idol image; rarely, a libation or covering poured out in covenant-making

A siege or state of besiegement; also a fortress or fortified stronghold

Voluntary offering; freewill gift; willingness, generosity

Eagle or griffon-vulture — a large raptor symbolizing swiftness, power, divine care, and soaring majesty in Scripture.

Blind — unable to see, whether physically sightless or spiritually imperceptive; used of persons, animals, and nations.

Help, succor, assistance — especially divine aid in battle or distress; also concrete, embodied help from an ally.

Divide, separate, scatter; to part ways, branch off, or cause division between persons or things

Cow, heifer — a female bovine; used of livestock, dream symbolism, sacrificial ritual, and prophetic metaphor.