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Luke 1:78 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 78
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,Luke 1:78 · King James Version
Luke 1:78 in context
76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
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- dayspringanatolēa rising , the eastG395 →
- Throughdiathrough, of place, with, in, of time, throughout, during, of means, by, by the means of…G1223 →
- visitedepiskeptomaito look upon or after, to inspect, examine with the eyes, in order to see how he isG1980 →
- tendersplagchnonbowels, intestines, , bowels, the bowels were regarded as the seat of the more violent…G4698 →
- mercyeleosmercy kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire…G1656 →
- highhypsosheight, of measurement, of place, heaven, metaph. rank, high stationG5311 →
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We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened; in it he is said to prophesy (Luk 1:67), and so he did in the strictest sense of prophesying; for he foretold things to come concerning the kingdom of the Messiah, to which all the prophets bear witness. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 67-80