Judges 6:22

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“When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!””

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BSBPD

“When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Gideon saw that he was the angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of Jehovah face to face.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Gideon seeth that He <FI>is<Fi> a messenger of Jehovah, and Gideon saith, `Alas, Lord Jehovah! because that I have seen a messenger of Jehovah face to face!'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 6:22 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 16:13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
  2. Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
  3. Genesis 32:31The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
  4. Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
  5. Deuteronomy 5:5At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
  6. Deuteronomy 5:24and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.
  7. Deuteronomy 5:26For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?
  8. Judges 13:21And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD.
  9. Judges 13:22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
  10. Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
  11. John 1:18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
  12. John 12:41Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

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