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City of the Lord

City of the Lord (Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 60:14 (identified with Jerusalem ). It is closely linked with Isaiah 25 ( Isaiah • Chapter 25 (12 verses)): O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. ... Mentions: Moab .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include City of the Lord (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 60:14 (identified with Jerusalem ).) The Lord Is There (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 48:35 (identified with Jerusalem ).) City of Salt (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:62 (identified with Engedi ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 48:8 : "As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah."; Psalms 48:1 : "Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness."; Joshua 19:50 : "According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath–serah in mount Ephraim : and he built the city, and dwelt therein.". Related canonical books and chapters: Isaiah 25 ( Isaiah • Chapter 25 (12 verses)), Luke 10 ( Luke • Chapter 10 (42 verses)), Psalms 48 ( Psalms • Chapter 48 (14 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

City of the Lord
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 60:14 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Isaiah 25
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Isaiah • Chapter 25 (12 verses)

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. ... Mentions: Moab .

Luke 10
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Luke • Chapter 10 (42 verses)

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harv... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , Sodom , Chorazin , Bethsaida , Tyre , Sidon .

Psalms 48
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Psalms • Chapter 48 (14 verses)

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion , on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. Mentions: Judah , Zion , Tarshish .

Psalms 87
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Psalms • Chapter 87 (7 verses)

His foundation is in the holy mountains. The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob . Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Rahab , Babylon , Philistia , Tyre .

Psalms 122
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Psalms • Chapter 122 (9 verses)

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem . Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Jerusalem.

The Lord Is There
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 48:35 (identified with Jerusalem ).

City of Salt
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Biblical Place • Engedi • 31.462°N, 35.392°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:62 (identified with Engedi ).

Isaiah 22
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Isaiah • Chapter 22 (25 verses)

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound... Mentions: Elam , Judah , David , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Kir , Jerusalem .

Jonah 3
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Jonah • Chapter 3 (10 verses)

And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh , that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh , according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three ... Mentions: Nineveh.

1 Kings 8
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1 Kings • Chapter 8 (66 verses)

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel , and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel , unto king Solomon in Jerusalem , that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David , which is Zion . And all the men ... Mentions: Solomon, Jacob/Israel, David , Moses , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt , Hamath .

1 Chronicles 15
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (29 verses)

And David made him houses in the city of David , and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. And D... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Kohath , Uriel , Jerusalem , Hebron .

Ezekiel 22
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Ezekiel • Chapter 22 (31 verses)

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem .

Isaiah 26
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Isaiah • Chapter 26 (21 verses)

In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah ; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee... Mentions: Judah .

Jeremiah 47
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Jeremiah • Chapter 47 (7 verses)

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza . Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and the... Mentions: Gaza , Tyre , Caphtor , Ashkelon .

אֲדֹנָי
Adonay
H136 Hebrew
Lord, Sovereign Master

Lord, Sovereign Master. The Lord, Sovereign, Master; title applied exclusively to the God of Israel as Sovereign Ruler of the earth and Master of His covenant people.

Ezekiel 40
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Ezekiel • Chapter 40 (49 verses)

In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me thither. In the visions of God brought he me ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zadok , Levi .

יְהוָה
Yahweh
H3068 Hebrew
the LORD, Yahweh

the LORD, Yahweh. The proper covenant name of the God of Israel, the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), revealing God as the self-existent, eternally active, and covenant-faithful Redeemer ('I AM WHO I AM', Exodus 3:14). BDB: proper name of God of Israel, denoting Him who is continually present to redeem and fulfill His promises.

Amos 5
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Amos • Chapter 5 (27 verses)

Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel . The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. For thus saith the Lord God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leav... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joseph , Gilgal 1 , Damascus .

Joshua 8
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Joshua • Chapter 8 (35 verses)

And the Lord said unto Joshua , Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jer... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Jericho .

Isaiah 52
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Isaiah • Chapter 52 (15 verses)

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion ; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem , the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem : loose thyself from the bands o... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Jerusalem, Egypt .

Zechariah 8
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Zechariah • Chapter 8 (23 verses)

Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion , and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem : and Jerusalem shall... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zion, Jerusalem.

δεσπότης
despotes
G1203 Greek
a master, lord

a master, lord. Primary meaning: a master, lord. Strong's: an absolute ruler ("despot"). Lexical nuances: a master, lord , correlative of δοῦλος , οἰκέτης : I Ti 6:1 , 2 , II Ti 2:21 , Tit 2:9 , I Pe 2:18 ; as title of God, voc., δέσποτα (so usually in LXX), Lk 2:29 , Ac 4:24 ; ὁ δ. = voc. δέσποτα (cf. B1., § 33, 4), Re 6:10 ; of Christ, II Pe 2:1 , Ju 4 , R, txt. (but cf. mg.).†

κύριος
kyrios
G2962 Greek
having power, authority, lord

having power, authority, lord. Primary meaning: having power, authority, lord, master. Strong's: supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title). Lexical nuances: having power ( κῦρος ) or authority ; as subst., ὁ κ. , lord , master ; in general: c. gen. rei, Mt 9:38 20:8 , Mk 12:9 13:35 , Lk 19:33 ; τ. σαββάτου , Mt 12:8 , Mk 2:28 , Lk 6:5 ; c. gen. pers., δούλου , etc., Mt 10:24 , Lk 14:21 , Ac 16:16 , al.; absol., opp. to οἱ δοῦλοι , Eph 6:5 , 9 , al.; of the Emperor (Deiss., LAE , 161), Ac 25:26 ; θεοὶ πολλοὶ καὶ κ. πολλοί , I Co 8:5 ; of a husband, ...

1 Kings 3
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1 Kings • Chapter 3 (28 verses)

And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt , and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David , until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. Only the people sacrificed in high plac... Mentions: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Jerusalem , Gibeon .

2 Samuel 12
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2 Samuel • Chapter 12 (31 verses)

And the Lord sent Nathan unto David . And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nouris... Mentions: Nathan , David , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Judah , Ammon , Rabbah , Jerusalem .

Jonah 1
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Jonah • Chapter 1 (17 verses)

Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh , that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa ; and he found a... Mentions: Nineveh , Tarshish , Joppa .

Isaiah 48
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Isaiah • Chapter 48 (22 verses)

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob , which are called by the name of Israel , and are come forth out of the waters of Judah , which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. For they call themselves of the holy city, an... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Judah , Babylon .

2 Chronicles 14
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 14 (15 verses)

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David : and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: For he took away the altars of the strange gods, ... Mentions: Abijah , David , Asa, Judah , Benjamin , Mareshah , Gerar , Jerusalem .

Joshua 6
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Joshua • Chapter 6 (27 verses)

Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel : none went out, and none came in. And the Lord said unto Joshua , See, I have given into thine hand Jericho , and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joshua , Nun (or Non ), Jericho, Rahab .

Lamentations 1
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Lamentations • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hat... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zion , Jerusalem .

Hosea 6
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Hosea • Chapter 6 (11 verses)

Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his... Mentions: Ephraim , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Gilead .

Revelation 11
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Revelation • Chapter 11 (19 verses)

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Sodom , Egypt .

1 Kings 17
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1 Kings • Chapter 17 (24 verses)

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead , said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Gilead , Cherith , Jordan , Zarephath .

Jeremiah 38
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Jeremiah • Chapter 38 (28 verses)

Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchijah , heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by... Mentions: Shephatiah , Malchijah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Babylon , Jerusalem .

Zechariah 14
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Zechariah • Chapter 14 (21 verses)

Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and ... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah ), Judah , Benjamin , Jerusalem , Azal , Geba 1 , Rimmon 2 , Egypt .

Scripture Passages (24)

Psalms 48:8 (KJV)
Psalms 48 KJV

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

Psalms 48:1 (KJV)
Psalms 48 KJV

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath–serah in mount Ephraim : and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?

And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

Psalms 87:3 (KJV)
Psalms 87 KJV

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

From Aroer , which is by the brink of the river of Arnon , and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead , there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:

It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.

Cry yet, 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 .

So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city?

And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken.

In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan , and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.

And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon 's army, which shall take it.

In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin , and in the places about Jerusalem , and in the cities of Judah , shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the Lord.

So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.

And they smote all the cities round about Gerar ; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.

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