Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. New Living Translation For this is required by the decrees of Israel; it is a regulation of the God of Jacob. English Standard Version For it is a statute for Israel, a rule of the God of Jacob. Berean Standard Bible For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. King James Bible For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. New King James Version For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob. New American Standard Bible For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. NASB 1995 For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. NASB 1977 For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. Legacy Standard Bible For it is a statute for Israel, A judgment of the God of Jacob. Amplified Bible For this is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. Christian Standard Bible For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. Holman Christian Standard Bible For this is a statute for Israel, a judgment of the God of Jacob. American Standard Version For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. Contemporary English Version This is the law in Israel, and it was given to us by the God of Jacob. English Revised Version For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is a law for Israel, a legal decision from the God of Jacob. Good News Translation This is the law in Israel, an order from the God of Jacob. International Standard Version because it is a statute in Israel, an ordinance by the God of Jacob, Majority Standard Bible For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. NET Bible For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob. New Heart English Bible For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. Webster's Bible Translation For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. World English Bible For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor it [is] a statute to Israel, "" An ordinance of the God of Jacob. Young's Literal Translation For a statute to Israel it is, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. Smith's Literal Translation For it is a law to Israel, a judgment to the God of Jacob. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For this is a law for Israel, an edict of the God of Jacob, New Revised Standard Version For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor this was a statute for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated For this is the law for Israel and the judgment for the God of Jacob! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. Brenton Septuagint Translation For this is an ordinance for Israel, and a statute of the God of Jacob. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sing for Joy to God, Our Strength…3Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast. 4For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. 5He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:… Cross References Leviticus 23:24 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts. Numbers 10:10 And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.” Numbers 29:1 “On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets. 2 Chronicles 5:12-13 all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. / The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud Nehemiah 8:15 and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” Isaiah 27:13 And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. Ezekiel 46:1 “This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened. Hosea 5:8 Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin! Amos 3:6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth. Hebrews 4:9 There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Revelation 8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets. Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” Revelation 14:2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. Treasury of Scripture For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. no reference Jump to Previous Decree Israel Jacob Law Ordinance Rule StatuteJump to Next Decree Israel Jacob Law Ordinance Rule StatutePsalm 81 1. An exhortation to a solemn praising of God4. God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits 8. God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt. For this is a statute The word "statute" in Hebrew is "חֹק" (choq), which refers to a decree or law that is established and unchanging. In the context of ancient Israel, statutes were divine commands given by God that were to be observed perpetually. This highlights the enduring nature of God's instructions and the importance of obedience to His will. The use of "statute" emphasizes the binding nature of the command, suggesting that it is not merely a suggestion but a requirement for the people of Israel. It reflects God's sovereign authority and His desire for His people to live in accordance with His divine order. for Israel an ordinance of the God of Jacob Law.--Literally, judgment, as LXX. and Vulg. Verse 4. - For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob; rather, this is a law (Kay, Cheyne, Revised Version). See the passages quoted in the preceding note.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction this ה֑וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a statute חֹ֣ק (ḥōq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute for Israel, לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc an ordinance מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of the God לֵאלֹהֵ֥י (lê·lō·hê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Jacob. יַעֲקֹֽב׃ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc Links Psalm 81:4 NIVPsalm 81:4 NLT Psalm 81:4 ESV Psalm 81:4 NASB Psalm 81:4 KJV Psalm 81:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 81:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 81:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 81:4 French Bible Psalm 81:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 81:4 For it is a statute for Israel (Psalm Ps Psa.) |