Topical Bible: Wouldst

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The term "wouldst" is an archaic form of the verb "would," commonly found in older English translations of the Bible, including the King James Version. It is a second person singular past form, used to express a wish, desire, or intention. In the context of the Bible, "wouldst" often appears in dialogues and prayers, reflecting the speaker's requests or intentions before God or others.

Usage in Scripture

The use of "wouldst" in the Bible often conveys a deep sense of reverence and humility, as it is typically employed in prayers or supplications. It reflects the speaker's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and their own dependence on His will.

1. Expression of Desire or Request: In many instances, "wouldst" is used to express a desire or request directed towards God. For example, in the context of prayer, a speaker might say, "If thou wouldst bless me," indicating a humble petition for divine favor.

2. Conditional Statements: "Wouldst" is also used in conditional statements, reflecting a hypothetical situation or a wish that is contingent upon certain conditions. This usage underscores the speaker's recognition of God's ultimate control over circumstances.

3. Demonstration of Obedience: The term can also be found in contexts where obedience to God's commandments or guidance is being discussed. It reflects a willingness to align one's actions with divine instructions.

Theological Implications

The use of "wouldst" in the Bible highlights several key theological themes:

· Divine Sovereignty: The frequent use of "wouldst" in prayers and supplications underscores the belief in God's ultimate authority and control over all aspects of life. It reflects the understanding that human desires and plans are subject to God's will.

· Human Dependence: The term conveys a sense of human dependence on God for guidance, provision, and intervention. It acknowledges that human efforts are insufficient without divine assistance.

· Reverence and Humility: The language of "wouldst" reflects a posture of reverence and humility before God. It is a recognition of God's majesty and the appropriate response of submission to His will.

Examples in the Berean Standard Bible

While the Berean Standard Bible uses more contemporary language, the essence of "wouldst" can be seen in passages where individuals express desires or requests to God. For instance, in the Psalms, the psalmist often articulates desires for God's intervention or blessing, reflecting the same spirit of dependence and reverence that "wouldst" conveys in older translations.

Conclusion

The term "wouldst," though archaic, captures a timeless aspect of the human-divine relationship as portrayed in the Bible. It serves as a linguistic reminder of the humility, reverence, and dependence that characterize a faithful response to God's sovereignty.

Library

"I Wot Well that Thou Wouldst See My Blessed Mother. . . . "
... THE ELEVENTH REVELATION CHAPTER XXV "I wot well that thou wouldst see my blessed
Mother. . . .". I wot well that thou wouldst see my blessed Mother. . . ." ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xxv i wot well.htm

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Oh that Thou Wouldst Rend the Heavens ...
... Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Oh that Thou wouldst rend the heavens, that Thou wouldst
come down, that the mountains might flow down at Thy presence . . . ...
/.../winkworth/lyra germanica the christian year/fifth sunday after epiphany oh.htm

But what Life Wouldst Thou Lead? and by what Laws Wouldst Thou ...
... THE FIRST CENTURY 71 But what life wouldst thou lead? And by what laws wouldst
thou thyself be guided? ... But what life wouldst thou lead? ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/71 but what life wouldst.htm

The Disciple, -- Master, if Thou Wouldst Make a Special ...
... I. THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD'S PRESENCE SECTION II The Disciple, " Master, if
Thou wouldst make a special manifestation of Thyself to the? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/singh/at the masters feet/section ii the disciple .htm

But what Laws O My Soul Wouldst Thou Desire
... THE FIRST CENTURY 70 But what laws O my Soul wouldst thou desire. But what
laws O my Soul wouldst thou desire, by which the lives ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/traherne/centuries of meditations/70 but what laws o.htm

"Not that Thou Wouldst Take them Out of the World, but Keep them ...
... CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND LIFE. 414. " "Not that thou wouldst take them out
of the world, but keep them from its evil.". 414. LM Keble. ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/414 not that thou.htm

Of Holy Spiritual Prudence
... O thou servant of the heavenly King, who wouldst learn the mysteries and the profitable
and virtuous lessons of holy spiritual doctrine, open wide the ears of ...
/.../the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter xii of holy spiritual.htm

MW Roscoe. The Golden Rule.
... 292. 7s. MW Roscoe. The Golden Rule. 1 Thus said Jesus:""Go and do As thou wouldst
be done unto:" Here thy perfect duty see, All that God requires of thee. ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/292 7s m w roscoe.htm

That all Troubles are to be Endured for the Sake of Eternal Life
... great glory they now rejoice, who aforetime were reckoned by this world contemptibly
and as it were unworthy of life, truly thou wouldst immediately humble ...
/.../kempis/imitation of christ/chapter xlvii that all troubles.htm

That Divine Inspirations Leave us in Full Liberty to Follow or ...
... thou didst know the gift of God, said our Saviour to the Samaritan woman, and who
he is that saith to thee, give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xii that divine inspirations.htm

Thesaurus

Wouldst (31 Occurrences)
...Wouldst (31 Occurrences). ... (DBY). Luke 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore,
father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house: (WBS). ...
/w/wouldst.htm - 16k

Delivering (35 Occurrences)
... John 19:11 Jesus answered, 'Thou wouldst have no authority against me, if it were
not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering ...
/d/delivering.htm - 16k

Perfection (30 Occurrences)
... complete," "full," "perfect" (Matthew 5:48, "Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your
heavenly Father is perfect"; Matthew 19:21, "if thou wouldst be perfect ...
/p/perfection.htm - 25k

Perfect (205 Occurrences)
... complete," "full," "perfect" (Matthew 5:48, "Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your
heavenly Father is perfect"; Matthew 19:21, "if thou wouldst be perfect ...
/p/perfect.htm - 47k

Conceal (19 Occurrences)
... Job 14:13 O that in Sheol Thou wouldst conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine
anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me. (YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/c/conceal.htm - 12k

Almost (27 Occurrences)
... two words is concerned; but their explanation of the sentence is also erroneous;
for the Greek cannot mean "With but little persuasion thou wouldst fain make ...
/a/almost.htm - 20k

Sepulchers (15 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 2:5 And I said to the king, If it should please the king, and if thy servant
hath found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me to Judah, to the ...
/s/sepulchers.htm - 11k

Wound (58 Occurrences)

/w/wound.htm - 24k

Wouldn't (67 Occurrences)
Wouldn't. Wouldest, Wouldn't. Wouldst . Multi-Version Concordance Wouldn't
(67 Occurrences). ... (WEB). Wouldest, Wouldn't. Wouldst . Reference Bible.
/w/wouldn't.htm - 26k

Accept (106 Occurrences)
... Genesis 23:13 and speaketh unto Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying,
'Only -- if thou wouldst hear me -- I have given the money of the field ...
/a/accept.htm - 38k

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Concordance

Wouldst (31 Occurrences)

Mark 10:35
And there come to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Teacher, we would that whatsoever we may ask thee, thou wouldst do it for us.
(DBY)

Luke 16:27
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house:
(WBS)

John 4:10
Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.
(WBS)

John 19:11
Jesus answered, 'Thou wouldst have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'
(YLT)

John 21:18
Verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself and walk whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldst not.
(WBS)

Acts 23:20
And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring down Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat concerning him more perfectly.
(WBS)

Acts 24:4
Notwithstanding, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst of thy clemency hear us a few words.
(WBS)

Hebrews 10:5
Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
(WBS)

Hebrews 10:8
Above, when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt-offerings and offering for sin thou wouldst not, neither hadst pleasure in them; which are offered by the law;
(WBS)

Genesis 23:13
and he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
(DBY YLT)

Genesis 26:10
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done to us? one of the people might lightly have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldst have brought guiltiness upon us.
(WBS)

Deuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or not.
(WBS)

Deuteronomy 28:62
And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldst not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
(WBS)

Joshua 15:18
And it came to pass, as she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field. And she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said to her, What wouldst thou?
(WBS)

Judges 11:23
And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorite from the presence of His people Israel, and thou wouldst possess it!
(YLT)

2 Samuel 18:13
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against my own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldst have set thyself against me.
(WBS)

1 Kings 1:16
And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldst thou?
(WBS)

2 Kings 4:13
And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldst thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among my own people.
(WBS)

2 Kings 5:13
And his servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldst thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
(WBS)

2 Kings 6:22
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldst thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
(WBS)

1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
(WBS RSV)

2 Chronicles 6:20
That thy eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place of which thou hast said, that thou wouldst put thy name there; to hearken to the prayer which thy servant prayeth towards this place.
(WBS)

2 Chronicles 20:10
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldst not let Israel invade, when they came from the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
(WBS)

Ezra 9:14
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldst thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
(WBS RSV)

Nehemiah 2:5
And I said to the king, If it should please the king, and if thy servant hath found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' sepulchers, that I may build it.
(WBS)

Job 8:5
If thou wouldst seek to God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
(WBS)

Job 14:13
O that thou wouldst hide me in the grave, that thou wouldst keep me secret, until thy wrath is past, that thou wouldst appoint me a set time, and remember me!
(WBS YLT)

Psalms 51:16
For Thou delightest not in sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
(See RSV)

Psalms 139:19
If Thou but wouldest slay the wicked, O God--depart from me therefore, ye men of blood;
(See RSV)

Isaiah 48:8
Yes, thou heardst not; yes, thou knewest not; yes, from that time that thy ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
(WBS)

Isaiah 64:1
Oh that thou wouldst rend the heavens, that thou wouldst come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,\
(WBS RSV)

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