2 Peter 3:7

New Testament • 13 words with Strong's data

"But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."

Word-by-Word Analysis

But the

שָׁמַיִם

shâmayim

H8064

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...

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and the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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which are now by the same

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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are

שָׁמַר

shâmar

H8104

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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in

רַב

rab

H7227

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

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חָשַׂךְ

châsak

H2820

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

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unto

אֵשׁ

ʼêsh

H784

fire (literally or figuratively)

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קִרְאָה

qirʼâh

H7125

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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the

יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

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...

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of

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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and

ἀπώλεια

apṓleia

G684

ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal)

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of

רָשָׁע

râshâʻ

H7563

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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Key Terms in This Verse

perdition G684

ἀπώλεια apṓleia

ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal)

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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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store H7227

רַב rab

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

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ungodly H7563

רָשָׁע râshâʻ

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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heavens H8064

שָׁמַיִם shâmayim

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

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kept H8104

שָׁמַר shâmar

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, 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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fire H784

אֵשׁ ʼêsh

fire (literally or figuratively)

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word H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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earth H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Cross References

2 Peter 3:10 cross-reference

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...

Isaiah 51:6 cross-reference

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in li...

2 Peter 3:12 cross-reference

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

Revelation 21:1 cross-reference

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Matthew 24:35 cross-reference

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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:

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:

Jude 1:7 cross-reference

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of ete...

Matthew 12:36 cross-reference

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Revelation 20:11 cross-reference

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

1 Timothy 6:9 cross-reference

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Philippians 1:28 cross-reference

And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

Psalm 102:26 cross-reference

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

Romans 2:5 cross-reference

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Psalm 50:3 cross-reference

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Matthew 11:24 cross-reference

But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Zephaniah 3:8 cross-reference

Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation...

Mark 6:11 cross-reference

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom a...

Matthew 11:22 cross-reference

But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 cross-reference

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Matthew 10:15 cross-reference

Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Revelation 17:11 cross-reference

And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

Revelation 17:8 cross-reference

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book o...

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