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Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Lift up accept Verb H5375 שְׂאוּ־ se·'u-
your eyes affliction Noun H5869 עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם ei·nei·chem
on high above Noun H4791 מָרֹ֨ום ma·ro·vm
and behold advise self Verb H7200 וּרְאוּ֙ u·re·'u
who any Pronoun H4310 מִי־ mi-
who hath created choose Verb H1254 בָרָ֣א va·ra
these another Pronoun H428 אֵ֔לֶּה el·leh,
these [things] that bringeth out after Verb H3318 הַמֹּוצִ֥יא ham·mo·v·tzi
their host appointed time Noun H6635 צְבָאָ֑ם tze·va·'am;
by number abundance Noun H4557 בְמִסְפָּ֖ר ve·mis·par
he calleth bewray Verb H7121 יִקְרָ֔א yik·ra,
all all manner Noun H3605 לְכֻלָּם֙ le·chul·lam
them all by names base Noun H8034 בְּשֵׁ֣ם be·shem
by the greatness abundance Noun H7230 מֵרֹ֤ב me·rov
of his might force Noun H202 אֹונִים֙ o·v·nim
for that [he is] strong courageous Adjective H533 וְאַמִּ֣יץ ve·'am·mitz
in power ability Noun H3581 כֹּ֔חַ ko·ach,
not one great Noun H376 אִ֖ישׁ ish
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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faileth dig Verb H5737 נֶעְדָּֽר׃ ne'·dar.

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King James Bible Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Hebrew Greek English Lift up your eyes on high, and behold high And see who hath has created these things, that bringeth out stars, The One who leads forth their host by number: he calleth number, He calls them all by names by name; Because of the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not His might and the strength of His power, Not one faileth.of them is missing.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold high And see who hath has created these things, that bringeth out stars, The One who leads forth their host by number: he calleth number, He calls them all by names by name; Because of the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not His might and the strength of His power, Not one faileth.of them is missing.