"He said, 'If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.'"
— Exodus 15:26 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about Jehovah Rapha want Scripture on the compound name YHWH Rapha — "The Lord Who Heals" — not only the general healing or comfort lists, and not great physician or balm of Gilead 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 healing, Bible verses about comfort, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about mercy, Bible verses about salvation, Bible verses about the great physician, and Bible verse of the day. Jehovah Rapha here means the covenant Healer name from Exodus 15 and the rapha heal / restore lines — distinct from a full healing inventory alone.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, יְהוָה רָפָא YHWH Rapha (the Lord who heals; verb רָפָא rapha, Strong's H7495; Bible Hub H7495) — to heal, mend, restore. Exodus 15:26 names the Lord as healer after Marah. This list tracks that name and the heal / restore vocabulary tied to God's self-revelation, not the whole healing catalog.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 15 presses that God made himself known as Jehovah-rapha — the Lord that healeth thee — after bitter water was made sweet (Bible Hub MHC Exodus 15; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Exodus 15). Hosea later calls the people to return so the Lord will heal and bind up (Bible Hub MHC Hosea 6; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Hosea 6). (Healing and comfort lists live on those pages; this list centers the Healer name.)
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12 Bible verses about Jehovah Rapha
Exodus 15:26. "…for I am the Lord, who heals you." The Lord who heals you — the compound Healer name after Marah. See Bible verses about healing.
Deuteronomy 32:39. "See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand." I have wounded and I will heal — heal belongs to the Lord alone. See Bible verses about sovereignty.
Psalm 30:2. "Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me." I called — you healed me. See Bible verses about prayer.
Psalm 6:2. "Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony." Heal me, Lord — mercy asked for body and bone. See Bible verses about mercy.
Psalm 107:20. "He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave." He sent his word and healed them. See Bible verses about the word of God.
Hosea 6:1. "'Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.'" He will heal us — bind up our wounds. See Bible verses about repentance.
2 Chronicles 7:14. "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." Heal their land — after humble prayer. See Bible verses about humility.
Malachi 4:2. "But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves." Healing in its rays — the sun of righteousness. See Bible verses about sun of righteousness.
Luke 4:18. "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free," Sent to proclaim recovery — Messiah's heal mission. See Bible verses about jesus.
Matthew 4:23. "Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people." Healing every disease — kingdom news with touch. See Bible verses about the kingdom of God.
2 Kings 20:5. "…I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you…" I will heal you — the Lord answers Hezekiah. See Bible verses about prayer.
Revelation 22:2. "…On each side of the river stood the tree of life… And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations." Leaves for the healing of the nations — final restore. See Bible verses about the tree of life.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need the Healer name — not twelve as a grind. If you need the covenant name itself, start with Exodus 15:26. If you need heal after wounding, open Deuteronomy 32:39. If you need the word that heals, open Psalm 107:20. For healing beside Jehovah Rapha, open Bible verses about healing. For the great physician title, open Bible verses about the great physician. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about Jehovah Rapha?
Exodus 15:26 (I am the Lord who heals you), Psalm 30:2 (you healed me), and Hosea 6:1 (he will heal us) are clear starting places.
How do Bible verses about Jehovah Rapha differ from healing alone?
Healing pages often survey sickness, prayer, and restoration broadly. This page centers the compound name YHWH Rapha from Exodus 15:26 and the rapha heal lines tied to God's self-revelation, then cross-links healing. See Bible verses about healing.
What does Jehovah Rapha mean?
Jehovah Rapha means "The Lord Who Heals" — God's self-revelation after Marah in Exodus 15:26. The Hebrew verb rapha (H7495) means to heal, mend, or restore.
What Hebrew words stand behind Jehovah Rapha?
Raphā / rapha (H7495). 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 15:26, then Psalm 107:20. Thank God that he is the Lord who heals. For comfort beside healing, open Bible verses about comfort. For hope, open Bible verses about hope.
Sources
- Blue Letter Bible lexicon: H7495 (links above).
- Bible Hub Hebrew entries and Matthew Henry Concise on Exodus 15 and Hosea 6 (links above).
- Cross-links: healing, comfort, hope, faith, mercy, salvation, great physician, sovereignty, prayer, word of God, repentance, humility, sun of righteousness, jesus, kingdom of God, tree of life.
