Bible Verses About Jehovah Nissi: 12

"Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner."

— Exodus 17:15 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about Jehovah Nissi want Scripture on the compound name YHWH Nissi — "The Lord is my Banner" — not only the general praise or salvation lists, and not protection or strength alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about praise, Bible verses about salvation, Bible verses about protection, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about strength, Bible verses about God's love, and Bible verse of the day. Jehovah Nissi here means the altar-name and banner / standard lines that lift the Lord's victory signal — distinct from praise inventories or armor lists alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, יְהוָה נִסִּי YHWH Nissi (Strong's H3071; Bible Hub H3071) — "The Lord is my Banner." Related: נֵס nes (Strong's H5251; Bible Hub H5251) — banner, standard, signal pole. Exodus 17:15 names the altar after the Amalek victory. This list tracks that name and the banner / standard vocabulary, not the whole praise inventory.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 17 presses that Moses built an altar and called it Jehovah-nissi — the Lord my banner — owning that the victory was the Lord's (Bible Hub MHC Exodus 17; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Exodus 17). Isaiah later speaks of a banner raised for the peoples (Bible Hub MHC Isaiah 11; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11). (Praise and salvation lists live on those pages; this list centers the Banner name.)

12 Bible verses about Jehovah Nissi

1. Exodus 17:15. "Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner." The Lord is my Banner — the compound name after Amalek. See Bible verses about worship.

2. Exodus 17:11. "As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning; but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning." Hands lifted — victory under the Banner. See Bible verses about prayer.

3. Song of Songs 2:4. "Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love." His banner over me is love. See Bible verses about God's love.

4. Psalm 20:5. "May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests." Lift up our banners in the name of our God. See Bible verses about praise.

5. Psalm 60:4. "But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow." Raised a banner for those who fear you. See Bible verses about faith.

6. Isaiah 11:10. "In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious." Root of Jesse as a banner for the peoples. See Bible verses about root of jesse.

7. Isaiah 11:12. "He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth." Raise a banner for the nations. See Bible verses about hope.

8. Isaiah 49:22. "This is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'See, I will beckon to the nations, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their hips.'" Lift up my banner to the peoples. See Bible verses about salvation.

9. Isaiah 59:19. "From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along." The Lord's standard against the enemy — glory feared. See Bible verses about God's glory.

10. Isaiah 13:2. "Raise a banner on a bare hilltop, shout to them; beckon to them to enter the gates of the nobles." Raise a banner on a bare hilltop. See Bible verses about prophecy.

11. Numbers 21:8. "The Lord said to Moses, 'Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.'" Look to the raised standard and live. See Bible verses about faith.

12. John 3:14-15. "Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him." Lifted up — the greater banner. See Bible verses about eternal life.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the Banner name — not twelve as a grind. If you need the altar-name itself, start with Exodus 17:15. If you need the banner of love, open Song of Songs 2:4. If you need the Root of Jesse as banner, open Isaiah 11:10. For praise beside the Banner, open Bible verses about praise. For salvation, open Bible verses about salvation. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about Jehovah Nissi?

Exodus 17:15 (The Lord is my Banner), Psalm 60:4 (you have raised a banner), and Isaiah 11:10 (Root of Jesse as a banner) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about Jehovah Nissi differ from praise or salvation alone?

Praise and salvation pages often survey thanksgiving songs or rescue broadly. This page centers the compound name YHWH Nissi and the banner / standard lines, then cross-links those lists. See Bible verses about praise.

What does Jehovah Nissi mean?

Jehovah Nissi (H3071) means "The Lord is my Banner" — Moses' altar-name after the victory over Amalek in Exodus 17. Related Hebrew nes (H5251) means banner, standard, or signal.

What Hebrew words stand behind Jehovah Nissi?

YHWH Nissi (H3071) and nes (H5251). See the word study above and the Blue Letter Bible / Bible Hub lexicon links.

How can I use these verses in prayer or study?

Read Exodus 17:15, then Psalm 20:5. Thank God that he is your Banner in the fight. For strength beside the Banner, open Bible verses about strength. For protection, open Bible verses about protection.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicon: H3071, H5251 (links above).
• Bible Hub Hebrew entries and Matthew Henry Concise on Exodus 17 and Isaiah 11 (links above).
• Cross-links: praise, salvation, protection, hope, faith, strength, God's love, worship, prayer, root of jesse, God's glory, prophecy, eternal life.

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