Exodus 17:16
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Because the hand of the throne of the Lord, and the war of the Lord shall be against Amalec, from generation to generation.

Isaiah 66:1 Thus saith the Lord: Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool: what is this house that you will build to me? and what is this place of my rest?

Acts 7:49 Heaven is my throne and the earth my footstool. What house will you build me (saith the Lord)? Or what is the place of my resting?

will have war

Psalm 21:8-11 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee. . . .

Context
The Defeat of the Amalekites
15And Moses built an altar; and called the name thereof, The Lord, my exaltation, saying: 16Because the hand of the throne of the Lord, and the war of the Lord shall be against Amalec, from generation to generation.
Cross References
Genesis 22:16
By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake:

Exodus 15:2
The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he is become salvation to me: he is my God, and I will glorify him: the God of my father, and I will exalt him.

Lexicon
“Indeed,”
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

he said,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“a hand
יָד֙ (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

was lifted up toward
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the throne
כֵּ֣ס (kês)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3676: A flag, a sail, a flagstaff, a signal, a token

of the LORD.
יָ֔הּ (yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3050: LORD -- the name of the God of Israel

The LORD
לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

will war
מִלְחָמָ֥ה (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

against Amalek
בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק (ba·‘ă·mā·lêq)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity

from generation
מִדֹּ֖ר (mid·dōr)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

to generation.”
דֹּֽר׃ (dōr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling


Additional Translations
“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”For he said, Because the LORD has sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

And he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

For with a secret hand the Lord wages war upon Amalec to all generations.

And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation!

and he said, The LORD hath sworn: the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

He said, "Yah has sworn: 'Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.'"

and saith, 'Because a hand is on the throne of Jah, war is to Jehovah with Amalek from generation -- generation.'
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