Romans 9:5 - God blessed for ever - no verb "is"

Steven Avery

Administrator
Genesis 24:27 (AV) And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

2 Samuel 18:28 (AV) And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

1 Kings 1:48 (AV)
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.

1 Kings 8:15 (KJV) And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

1 Kings 10:9 (KJV) Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

1 Chronicles 16:36 (KJV) Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

1 Chronicles 29:10 (KJV) Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

2 Chronicles 2:12 (KJV) Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

2 Chronicles 6:4 (KJV) And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,

2 Chronicles 9:8 (KJV) Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

2 Chronicles 9:8 (KJV) Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

Ezra 7:27 (KJV) Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

Nehemiah 8:6 (KJV) And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 9:5 (KJV) Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Psalm 18:46 (KJV) The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

Psalm 41:13 (KJV) Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Psalm 66:20 (KJV) Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Psalm 68:19 (KJV) Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Psalm 68:35 (KJV) O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.

Psalm 72:18 (KJV) Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

Psalm 106:48 (KJV) Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.

Daniel 2:19 (KJV) Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Daniel 2:20 (KJV) Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

Daniel 3:28 (KJV) Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

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Luke 1:68 (KJV) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

Luke 2:28 (KJV) Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

Romans 1:25 (KJV) Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Romans 9:5 (KJV) Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

2 Corinthians 1:3 (KJV) Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

2 Corinthians 11:31 (KJV) The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

Ephesians 1:3 (KJV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

1 Timothy 1:11 (KJV) According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

1 Peter 1:3 (KJV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
 

Steven Avery

Administrator
Very simply, Romans 9:5 is the only spot where by the exegesis of God being blessed, you would expect a verb

"God is blessed"

However the learned men of the AV did not place the verb, indicating a different meaning.
 

Steven Avery

Administrator
CARM
https://forums.carm.org/threads/trinitarian-confusion-at-romans-9-5.8316/page-46#post-704151

John Milton mentioned this on his own account!

Just out of curiosity, why do you think there are three possibilities? When the AV translators have a doxology in view, they are 100% consistent in supplying the verb (if memory serves me correctly). If you are interested, it might be worth your time to compare this verse to the following in the AV:
Rom. 1:25; 11:36; 16:27
II Cor. 1:3; 11:31
Gal. 1:1:4-5
Eph. 1:3; 3:21
Php. 4:20
I Tim. 1:17; 6:16
II Tim. 4:18
Heb. 13:21
I Pet. 1:3; 4:11; 5:11
II Pet. 3:18
 
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