1 Thessalonians 5:2
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Key Terms in This Verse
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →Cross References
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that...
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon th...
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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