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The word translated “evil” in Isaiah 45:7 is not “awon”, but “ra”, which definitely means “bad”.


2 posted on 05/22/2024 7:35:14 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Correct! And it could mean distress or adversity.

ra’: adversity
Original Word: רַע
Part of Speech: Adjective; noun masculine; noun feminine
Transliteration: ra’
Phonetic Spelling: (rah)
Definition: bad, evil

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7451.htm


3 posted on 05/22/2024 7:38:52 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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