2 Peter 2:4

New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;"

Word-by-Word Analysis

For if

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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חָשַׂךְ

châsak

H2820

to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe

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not the

מֲלְאָךְ

mălʼâk

H4397

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

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that

חָטָא

châṭâʼ

H2398

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

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but

שָׁלַךְ

shâlak

H7993

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

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them down to

שְׁאוֹל

shᵉʼôwl

H7585

Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

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and

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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them into

שַׁרְשְׁרָה

sharshᵉrâh

H8333

a chain; (architectural) probably a garland

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of

חֹשֶׁךְ

chôshek

H2822

the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

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to be

חָשַׂךְ

châsak

H2820

to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe

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unto

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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Key Terms in This Verse

spared H2820

חָשַׂךְ châsak

to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe

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reserved H2820

חָשַׂךְ châsak

to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe

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chains H8333

שַׁרְשְׁרָה sharshᵉrâh

a chain; (architectural) probably a garland

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hell H7585

שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl

Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

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angels H4397

מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

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sinned H2398

חָטָא châṭâʼ

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

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darkness H2822

חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek

the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

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delivered H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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judgment H4941

מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...

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cast H7993

שָׁלַךְ shâlak

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

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Cross References

Jude 1:6 cross-reference

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

Matthew 25:41 cross-reference

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Romans 8:32 cross-reference

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Isaiah 14:12 cross-reference

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

Revelation 20:10 cross-reference

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Ezekiel 7:4 cross-reference

And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 5:11 cross-reference

Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither s...

Luke 10:18 cross-reference

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Job 4:18 cross-reference

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

2 Peter 2:5 cross-reference

And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

Luke 8:31 cross-reference

And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

2 Peter 2:11 cross-reference

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

John 8:44 cross-reference

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he...

Matthew 8:29 cross-reference

And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

Mark 5:7 cross-reference

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

2 Peter 2:9 cross-reference

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Ezekiel 7:9 cross-reference

And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smi...

Deuteronomy 29:20 cross-reference

The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot ...

Jude 1:13 cross-reference

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Job 21:30 cross-reference

That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

Romans 11:21 cross-reference

For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

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