Bible Strands
Luke 1:71
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Zechariah pronounces this declaration within his prophetic blessing, framing God’s past covenant faithfulness as the basis for Israel’s present deliverance. The utterance occurs immediately after the announcement of John the Baptist’s birth and points forward to the Messiah’s redemptive work.
The words — σωτηρίαν (sōtērian) translates literally as “salvation,” denoting rescue or preservation. ἐχθρῶν (echthrōn) means “enemies,” specifying the hostile forces from which that rescue is executed.
The thread — The phrase echoes Psalm 106:10, which records God saving His people from the hand of those who hated them. It also aligns with Deuteronomy 33:29, which identifies Israel as a people saved by the LORD, and Jeremiah 23:6, which promises future security under the coming righteous ruler.
Why it lands — The text states that God will actively remove the threat of hostile forces rather than leave Israel to self-defense. A reader must acknowledge that the deliverance described originates entirely from divine intervention, not human strategy or merit.
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The Greek words
King James Version
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Cross-references
- Psalms 106:10 He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- Deuteronomy 33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
- Jeremiah 23:6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Zephaniah 3:15 The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
- Jeremiah 32:37 I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety.
- Ezekiel 34:28 They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not consume them. They will dwell securely, and no one will frighten them.
- Isaiah 14:1 For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.
- Isaiah 54:7 “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
- Jeremiah 30:9 Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
- Ezekiel 34:25 I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.