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AMEN

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The first mention of Ameni in the Bible appears in Numbers.

Num 5:22 and this water that bringeth the curse shall enter into thy bowels, to make the
belly to swell, and the thigh to shrink. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

In the Deuteronomy, there is abundant mention1 of Amen, mostly as associated with

curse.

Deu 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination to
Jehovah, a work of the craftsman's hand, and putteth it up secretly! And all the people
shall answer and say, Amen.

Isaiah uses Amen as the word for truth.

(Isa 65:16)
‫אשר המתברך בארץ יתברך באלהי אמן והנשבע בארץ ישבע באלהי אמן כי נשכחו הצרות הראשנות וכי‬
‫נסתרו מעיני׃‬

Isa 65:16 so that he who blesseth himself in the land shall bless himself by the
God of truth; and he that sweareth in the land shall swear by the God of truth:
because the former troubles shall be forgotten, and because they shall be
hidden from mine eyes.

Smith has:
Amen
A'men. Literally "true" and used as a substantive, "that which is true",.
"truth", Isa_65:16, a word used in strong asseverations, fixing, as it were, the
stamp of truth upon the assertion which it accompanied, and making it binding
as an oath. Compare Num_5:22.
In the synagogues and private houses, it was customary for the people or
members of the family who were present to say "Amen" to the prayers which
were offered. Mat_6:13; 1Co_14:16. And not only public prayers, but those
offered in private, and doxologies, were appropriately concluded with "Amen".
Rom_9:5; Rom_11:36; Rom_15:33; Rom_16:27; 2Co_13:14; etc.

Num_5:22; Deu_27:15; Deu_27:16; Deu_27:17; Deu_27:18; Deu_27:19; Deu_27:20; Deu_27:21; Deu_27:22;

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Deu_27:23; Deu_27:24; Deu_27:25; Deu_27:26;

In the Revelationii, Amen is used in a sublime context2.

(Rev 3:14)
And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen,
the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

Amen is the first witnessiii.

(Rev 3:14)
And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen,
the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:iv

The true witness and (at the) beginning of creation affirms:

(DRB) When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law,
and compass, he enclosed the depths:

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(YLT) In His preparing the heavens I am there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

The use of present in this translation is fascinating!

i Fausset has:

Amen

("firm", "faithful", else "verily".) Jesus is "the Amen, the, faithful and true witness" (Rev_3:14). Compare 2Co_1:20; Joh_1:14; Joh_1:17;
Joh_14:6. "The God of Amen" (Hebrew for "truth") (Isa_65:16). Jesus alone introduces His authoritative declarations with Amen in the
beginning; in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, singly, in John (Joh_3:3; Joh_3:5; Joh_3:11; Joh_10:1) always doubled. It is most marked how the
apostles and others avoid the use of it in the beginning, which is His divine prerogative. Jer_28:6 is not an exception; it is praying for the
divine ratification of what preceded. In oaths those who pronounce the "Amen" bind themselves by the oath (Num_5:22; Deu_27:15-26).
God alone can seal all His declarations of promise or threat with the "Amen," verily, in its fullest sense; our assertions mostly need some
qualification. As John records Christ's discourses on the deeper things of God, which man is slow to believe, the double Amen is
appropriately found at the beginning of such discourses 25 times. Amen was the proper response to a prayer, an oath, or a solemn promise
(1Ki_1:30; Neh_5:13; Neh_8:6; 1Ch_16:36; Jer_11:5); the God of Amen witnesses our covenants. Jewish tradition states that the people
responded to the priest's prayer not "Amen," but, "Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom for ever." But in synagogues, as in the
Christian assemblies, and in family and private prayers, Amen was the response (Mat_6:13; 1Co_14:16).

ii(Rev 1:6) and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.

(Rev 1:7) Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall
wail because of him. Yea. Amen.

(Rev 3:14) And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the
creation of God:

(Rev 5:14) And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down and did homage.

(Rev 7:12) saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and strength, to our God, to the ages of
ages. Amen.

(Rev 19:4) And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and did homage to God who sits upon the throne, saying,
Amen, Hallelujah.

(Rev 22:20) He that testifies these things says, Yea, I come quickly. Amen; come, Lord Jesus.

iii Pro 8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
ivPro 8:27

(ASV) When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

(BBE) When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:

(Bishops) For when he made the heauens, I was present, when he compassed the deapthes about:

(Darby) When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;

(DRB) When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law, and compass, he enclosed the depths:

(Geneva) When hee prepared the heauens, I was there, when he set the compasse vpon the deepe.

‫( בהכינו שמים שם אני בחוקו חוג על־פני תהום׃‬HOT)

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‫תהום׃‬ ‫פני‬ ‫על‬ ‫חוג‬ ‫בחוקו‬ ‫אני‬ ‫שם‬ ‫שמים‬ ‫( בהכינו‬+HOT)

(INR) Quand'egli disponeva i cieli io ero là; quando tracciava un circolo sulla superficie dell'abisso,

(IRL) Quand'egli disponeva i cieli io ero là; quando tracciava un circolo sulla superficie dell'abisso,
(JPS) When He established the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep,

(KJV) When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

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(KJV+) When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

(KJV-1611) When hee prepared the heauens, I was there: when he set a compasse vpon the face of the depth.

(LITV) When He prepared the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle on the face of the deep,

(LXX) ἡνίκα ἡτοίμαζεν τὸν οὐρανόν, συμπαρήμην αὐτῷ, καὶ ὅτε ἀφώριζεν τὸν ἑαυτοῦ θρόνον ἐπ᾿ ἀνέμων.

(MKJV) When He prepared the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep;

.‫أنالما رسم دائرة على وجه الغمر‬. ‫لما ثبت السماوات كنت هناك‬ (SVD)

(Vulgate) quando praeparabat caelos aderam quando certa lege et gyro vallabat abyssos

(Webster) When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

(YLT) In His preparing the heavens I am there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,