Topic
Third
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Isaiah 19:24ISBE
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
- Ezekiel 16:63ISBE
That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
thurd (shelishi; tritos): Isa 19:24, "In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria," etc., brings out very distinctly the universal and missionary character of Isaiah's prophecies and of Israel's destiny (compare Eze 16:63; and see G. A. Smith, Isaiah, II, 275, 278; Watkinson, Th. Blind Spot 21 ff).
For "third hour," "third month," "third year," see CALENDAR; DAY; TIME.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.