Romans 8:20
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,"
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...
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
מִלָּה
millâh
a word, command, discourse, or subject
הֶבֶל
hebel
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
נָדַב
nâdab
to impel; hence, to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
ὑποτάσσω
hypotássō
to subordinate; reflexively, to obey
יָחַל
yâchal
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
Key Terms in This Verse
נָדַב nâdab
to impel; hence, to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously
Study H5068 →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 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →הֶבֶל hebel
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
Study H1892 →Cross References
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last ...
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
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