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Look at the stone I have put in front of Jeshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone. I will carve a message on it,' says the Lord who rules over all. 'And I will remove the sin of this land in one day.
Reference
Greek: ἀφοράω (aphoráō)
to consider attentively
Hebrew: chêzêv
a sight
Hebrew: ʼêtsel
a side; (as a preposition) near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: λιθάζω (litházō)
to lapidate
Hebrew: ʼeben
{a stone}
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō)
set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
Hebrew: Yêshûwaʻ
Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: ἑπτά (heptá)
seven
Hebrew: shâbûwaʻ
literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: λιθάζω (litházō)
to lapidate
Hebrew: ʼeben
{a stone}
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: qâlaʻ
to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ἐπαγγελία (epangelía)
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
Hebrew: malʼăkûwth
a message
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Hebrew: ʻêllâʼ
above
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: παραφέρω (paraphérō)
to bear along or aside, i.e. carry off (literally or figuratively); by implication, to avert
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἁμάρτημα (hamártēma)
a sin (properly concrete)
Hebrew: chăṭîy
an offence
Hebrew: gêh
this
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: ὥρα (hṓra)
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
Parallel theme
Revelation 5:6
Psalm 118:22
Romans 9:33
2 Corinthians 1:22
References Lord
Zechariah 4:10
Isaiah 28:16
Sin
Jeremiah 50:20
Jeremiah 31:34
Hebrews 7:27
2 Timothy 2:19
Verse Explanation
God places a stone before Joshua with seven eyes and promises to remove the guilt of the land in a single day, presenting an image of complete divine awareness, authority, and decisive future cleansing.
History
Symbolic prophecy: The stone and seven eyes are interpreted in various ways, but the passage clearly connects them with God's complete oversight and future cleansing.