Isaiah 25:4
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.”
מַחֲסֶה
A place you run to when the storm hits. Not built by human hands. The psalmist had seen cities fall, mountains shake, waters roar — and still declared God as refuge. Not because the storm stopped, but because the shelter held.
הָיָה
you have been
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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רוּחַ
the breath of
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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צֵל
a shade
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צֵל
Shadow, shade. Tsel. Under the shadow of His wings. The shadow of God is not darkness. It is protection from the heat of every trial.
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מָעוֹז
a refuge
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מָעוֹז
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
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עָרִיץ
ruthless people
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עָרִיץ
fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical
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קִיר
a wall
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קִיר
a wall (as built in a trench)
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