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Exodus 15:18 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

The LORD will reign forever and ever!”

1 Chronicles 28:9 לָעַֽד׃ for ever

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

Here: For good, with no end in view. It makes the warning as weighty as the promise.

Job 19:24 לָ֝עַ֗ד for ever

by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.

Job 20:4 עַ֑ד antiquity

Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,

Here: Normally this word means unending time going forward ('forever'). Here, after 'from', it looks backward: 'from time immemorial', the remotest past.

Psalm 9:5 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

Here: "And continuing on". Paired with ʿolam it makes the stock phrase "for ever and ever", which strengthens the point: there is no time limit on the erasure.

Psalm 9:18 לָעַֽד׃ for ever

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

Here: "Forever". It pairs with lāneṣaḥ in the first line, so each line ends on its own word for permanence.

Psalm 10:16 וָעֶ֑ד and ever

The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Here: 'And on and on.' Paired with ʿolam it builds a fixed phrase for unbroken, unending duration, the same pairing as in Exodus 15:18, 'Yahweh will reign forever and ever.'

Psalm 19:9 לָ֫עַ֥ד for ever

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.

Here: 'To perpetuity, for all time' (preposition le- plus ʿad). It puts the standing of this reverence beyond any time limit.

Psalm 21:4 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.

Here: 'And ever', continuing on. Paired with olam it piles up words for unending time as strongly as Hebrew can, the formula used for the throne and for God's own reign.

Psalm 21:6 לָעַ֑ד for ever

For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

Here: 'For ever'. It echoes verse 4, 'length of days for ever and ever', the court language of a reign and dynasty that do not end.

Psalm 22:26 לָעַֽד׃ for ever

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

Here: 'For all time, lastingly.' It belongs to the language of blessing ('long live…') and wishes the guests a strength that will not fade. It does not, on its own, describe life after death.

Psalm 37:29 לָעַ֣ד for ever

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

Here: 'For good', with no end in view. In this psalm it describes tenure that lasts and passes down the family line (compare v. 18, 'their inheritance will be forever', and v. 28, 'the offspring of the wicked will be cut off'). It is not a statement about any one person living without end.

Psalm 45:6 וָעֶ֑ד and ever

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Here: 'And beyond.' It pairs with 'olam to make 'forever and ever,' a way of saying 'without end.' This was a fixed phrase for a dynasty that would last.

Psalm 45:17 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.

Here: 'And beyond': it piles on more duration, making the phrase as strong as possible ('for ever and ever'). It closes the psalm.

Psalm 48:14 וָעֶ֑ד and ever

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

Here: "And ever." Paired with ʿôlām it makes the stock phrase "forever and ever," which strengthens the idea of lasting time.

Psalm 52:8 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Here: Pairing it with olam piles up the idea of lasting time: 'for ever and on and on'. It answers the threat in v. 5 that God will tear the wicked man down 'forever' (lanetsach).

Psalm 61:8 לָעַ֑ד for ever

Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.

Psalm 83:17 עֲדֵי־ until

May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

Psalm 89:29 לָעַ֣ד for ever

I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

Here: 'For all time to come': a future with no end in view. It is placed early in the sentence for emphasis and echoes 'forever' (lĕʿôlām) at the start of verse 28.

Psalm 92:7 עֲדֵי־ until

that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

Here: The poetic form of "until." It joins with the next word to make an idiom meaning "for all time."

Psalm 104:5 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Here: 'And ever': paired with ʿôlām as a fixed phrase that piles up duration for emphasis: 'for ever and ever', i.e. permanently.

Psalm 111:3 לָעַֽד׃ for ever

Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.

Here: "For perpetuity": on and on into the future, with no end in view. The same phrase is used of the fear of the LORD that "stands forever" in Ps 19:9.

Psalm 111:8 לָעַ֣ד for ever

They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.

Psalm 111:10 לָעַֽד׃ for ever

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

Here: 'For perpetuity': without end. It closes the psalm with the same word as v. 3 and echoes the 'forever' of vv. 5, 8, 9.

Psalm 112:3 לָעַֽד׃ for ever

Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

Here: 'To perpetuity', with no end in view. Here it points to permanence through time and the generations: his right dealing is never cancelled or forgotten (compare v. 6, 'remembered forever').

Psalm 112:9 לָעַ֑ד for ever

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

Here: 'For perpetuity': with no end in view. The same phrase is used of God's own righteousness in Psalm 111:3.

Psalm 119:44 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.

Here: A noun meaning lasting duration. Joined to le'olam it makes the set phrase 'forever and ever,' Hebrew's strongest way of saying 'without end.' It closes the line on the widest possible horizon.

Psalm 132:12 עֲדֵי־ עַ֑ד until, perpetuity

If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”

Psalm 132:14 עֲדֵי־ עַ֑ד until, perpetuity

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

Here: First half of the doubled phrase 'unto perpetuity.' It joins with the next word to make an emphatic 'for all time to come.'

Psalm 145:1 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Here: 'And perpetuity.' It strengthens olam: 'forever and on and on'. The same pair ends the Song of the Sea: 'The LORD will reign forever and ever' (Exodus 15:18). That is also a kingship line.

Psalm 145:2 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

Psalm 145:21 וָעֶֽד׃ and ever

My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.

Here: A second word for lasting time, paired with 'olam' to make the strongest possible 'without end'. With it the poem closes the frame it opened in v.1–2.

Psalm 148:6 לָעַ֣ד for ever

He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.

Here: 'For perpetuity.' A word for continuing duration, often used next to 'olam. Here it is the first half of a doubled phrase that stresses how long the arrangement lasts.

Proverbs 12:19 לָעַ֑ד for ever

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Here: "For ever, on into the future". This is the very long end of a deliberate contrast with the blink of the next line. Its sound (laʿad) is echoed straight away by weʿad.

Proverbs 29:14 לָעַ֥ד for ever

A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

Here: 'For lasting time'. In a royal setting this means a reign that endures and a line that continues, not an abstract eternity.

Isaiah 26:4 עַ֑ד perpetuity

Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Here: A noun for time that keeps going. 'Until perpetuity' means trust that never runs out, through every future that comes.

Isaiah 30:8 לָעַ֖ד for ever

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

Here: As vocalized in the standard Hebrew text it means "for perpetuity". With different vowels, the same consonants read "for a witness", which many translations adopt. Both ideas suit a written record kept as evidence.

Isaiah 45:17 עַֽד׃ פ perpetuity

But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.

Here: A noun for continuing time, "perpetuity". It is spelled like the preposition at the start of the phrase, and the sound-play gives a ringing close: 'ad-'olmei 'ad, "until the ages of forever".

Isaiah 57:15 עַד֙ perpetuity

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Here: Unbroken continuance. "Dwelling ʿad" most naturally means "who dwells (or is enthroned) forever"; the traditional "inhabits eternity" treats ʿad as a place, which the Hebrew allows but does not require.

Isaiah 64:9 לָעַ֖ד for ever

Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!

Here: 'For all time', the time-limit that matches 'beyond measure'. Moving it ahead of the verb puts the stress on it: it is the 'forever' they are begging God to take back.

Isaiah 65:18 עַ֔ד perpetuity

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.

Here: 'Unto perpetuity': the joy has no end in view. The same phrase is used of God choosing Zion as his resting place 'forever' (Ps 132:14).

Daniel 12:3 וָעֶֽד׃ פ and ever

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

Here: Added to 'olam' in a set phrase ('forever and ever', as in Exodus 15:18 and Psalm 45:17) that stresses permanence. It closes the verse on how long the glory lasts.

Amos 1:11 לָעַד֙ for ever

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.

Here: 'Forever / continually': without end, a grudge with no expiry.

Micah 4:5 וָעֶֽד׃ פ and ever

Though all the nations may walk in the name of their gods, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.

Here: 'And ever'. Paired with ʿôlām it makes a fixed expression of unending continuance, the same pair as in 'YHWH will reign forever and ever' (Exod 15:18). It turns the vow into a solemn closing formula.

Micah 7:18 לָעַד֙ for ever

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

Here: 'For ever, without end.' God's anger is real, but it is not permanent.

Habakkuk 3:6 עַ֔ד antiquity

He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.

Here: 'Mountains of perpetuity', the mountains that have always been there and seem as if they always will be. The point is the irony: the most permanent things anyone knows break apart.