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NASB | Isaiah 14:12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 14:12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning [light-bringer], son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, You who have weakened the nations [king of Babylon]! |
Subject: Lucifer, Satan, Devil? |
Bible Note: Anicent First let's address the issue of Strong's. Strong's concordance was originally put together as a simple concordance. That means a way to find a particular word within the Bible. Strong’s provided multiple services. First he numbered every word in the Bible. Secondly he complied a list of what the word was in the original and what it was translated into. Later simple definitions were added. However today you can buy a Strong's Lexicon which while still based on his original works contain a more in-depth definition of the various words. However there are better dictionaries out there, Vine’s is good but does not contain all words, Word Study Dictionary publish by AMG and written by Spiros Zodiates is excellent but you need to know the Strong’s number. There are number of others I personally use. But let me say I have become more reliant on software. I have made the conversion to electronic library. I did this using two packages Libronix/NELSON/LOGOS and WORDSEARCH. With these two products I can instantly reference thousands of reference books. They will instantly generate my own personal interlinear Bible and/or an Englishman’s concordance which provides and compares the definitions from multiple references. Of one book that is used is “ The Hebrew Aramaic and Greek Dictionary of the NASB exhaustive concordance updated edition.” It is done by Lockman but I think it is only available in software. I can not find a ISBN. Sorry! However you can order the software from Lockman. If you have never used a software Bible study program you may want to try this. You can see for yourself how very useful it is for a rather minimal price. Don’t be confused this is far more extensive than anything presently available on the Web. With the Wordsearch package I can actually hear the pronunciation of Greek Hebrew Aramaic words on my computer speakers. However you may want to check out The Complete Wordstudy Dictionary New Testament and Old Testament by Spiros Zohiates published by AMG Also check out his Hebrew Greek Key Study Bible. Don’t throw away your Strong’s or your Vines they are excellent for what they are. As to your question about Lucifer/Morning Star/Shining one. Obviously the translators knew and understood the perception that this was a reference to Satan or at the very least a pagan god. Therefore they adopted a translation that also spoke to that. If you will look at the margin references in a NASB you will see stated there the correct translation. EdB |