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The term "whithersoever" is an archaic English word that appears in various translations of the Bible, including the King James Version (KJV). It is used to convey the idea of "wherever" or "to whatever place." In the context of Scripture, "whithersoever" often emphasizes the totality of a journey or the completeness of a command, reflecting the comprehensive nature of God's guidance or the commitment of His followers.

Biblical Usage:

1. Divine Guidance and Sovereignty:
The term is frequently used to describe the all-encompassing guidance of God over His creation and His people. In the Berean Standard Bible, the equivalent expressions capture the essence of God's omnipresence and His ability to lead His people wherever He wills. For instance, in the context of God's promise to Joshua, the idea is conveyed that God will be with him wherever he goes: "Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9).

2. Commitment to Follow Christ:
The concept of "whithersoever" is also significant in the New Testament, particularly in the context of discipleship. Jesus calls His followers to a life of complete devotion, willing to follow Him wherever He leads. In Matthew 8:19, a scribe approaches Jesus and declares, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go" . This statement reflects the depth of commitment expected of Christ's disciples, emphasizing the readiness to embrace the unknown for the sake of following Him.

3. The Nature of Faith:
The use of "whithersoever" underscores the nature of faith as a journey into the unknown, trusting in God's provision and direction. This is exemplified in the life of Abraham, who obeyed God's call to leave his homeland without knowing his destination. Hebrews 11:8 states, "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going."

4. Symbolism in Prophetic Visions:
In prophetic literature, "whithersoever" can describe the movement of divine beings or symbols, illustrating the boundless reach of God's power and presence. In Ezekiel's vision of the cherubim, the creatures move in perfect harmony with the Spirit: "Wherever the Spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved" (Ezekiel 1:12). This imagery highlights the perfect obedience and alignment with God's will.

Theological Implications:

The use of "whithersoever" in Scripture carries profound theological implications. It speaks to the omnipresence and omnipotence of God, who is not confined by geographical or temporal boundaries. It also challenges believers to a life of faith and obedience, trusting in God's guidance even when the path is unclear. The term encapsulates the essence of a life surrendered to divine direction, reflecting a heart willing to follow God wherever He leads.

In summary, "whithersoever" serves as a powerful reminder of the comprehensive nature of God's call and the totality of commitment required from His followers. It is a call to trust, obedience, and unwavering faith in the journey of life with God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(adv.) To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I will go whithersoever you lead.

Greek

3757. hou -- where (adv. of place)
... Word Origin gen. of hos, Definition where (adv. of place) NASB Word Usage there
(1), where (21), wherever* (1), which (1). wherein, whithersoever. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3757.htm - 6k

Strong's Hebrew

575. an -- where? whither?
... whither? NASB Word Usage any place (1), anywhere (1), how (14), nowhere* (1), where
(22), wherever (1). any no whither, now, where, whithersoever. ...
/hebrew/575.htm - 6k

4725. maqom -- a standing place, place
... where* (1), wherever (1), wherever* (2). country, home, open, place, room,
space, whithersoever. Or maqom {maw-kome'}; also (feminine ...
/hebrew/4725.htm - 6k

Library

Following "Whithersoever"
... FOLLOWING "WHITHERSOEVER". One day as Jesus was passing along the highway, a man
said to him, "I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest" (Luke 9:57). ...
/.../naylor/heart talks/talk thirty-two following whithersoever.htm

Of the Person who Said to the Lord, "I Will Follow Thee ...
... Chapter XXIII."Of the Person Who Said to the Lord, "I Will Follow Thee Whithersoever
Thou Goest;" And of the Other Things Connected Therewith, and of the ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xxiii of the person who.htm

The Wills of Men are So Much in the Power of God, that He Can Turn ...
... A Treatise on grace and free will, Chapter 41 [XX.]"The Wills of Men are So Much
in the Power of God, that He Can Turn Them Whithersoever It Pleases Him. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 41 xx the wills of.htm

God Operates on Men's Hearts to Incline their Wills Whithersoever ...
... A Treatise on grace and free will, Chapter 43."God Operates on Men's Hearts
to Incline Their Wills Whithersoever He Pleases. From ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 43 god operates on mens.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Luke ix. 57, Etc. , Where the Case of ...
... 57, etc., where the case of the three persons is treated of, of whom one said,
"I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest," and was disallowed: another did ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon l on the words.htm

Here Some one Will Say, this is Now not to Write of virginity...
... More easily do follow the Lamb, although not whithersoever He shall have gone, yet
so far as they shall have had power, married persons who are humble, than ...
/.../augustine/of holy virginity /section 52 here some one.htm

Is the Spirit of the Lord Straitened?
... Whithersoever the fire comes, it changes all things into its own substance. ...
Whithersoever the fire comes, there all bonds and fetters are melted and consumed. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/is the spirit of the.htm

Christ Repressing Rash Discipleship
... 'And a certain scribe came, and said unto Him, Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever
Thou goest.20. ... I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest.'. II. ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture a/christ repressing rash discipleship.htm

But, Lo, that Lamb Goeth by a virgin Road...
... Do ye, therefore, do ye go after Him, His virgins; do ye thither also go after Him,
in that on this one account whithersoever He shall have gone, ye follow Him ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/of holy virginity /section 29 but lo that.htm

Christ, by Preserving his Flesh Incorrupt in virginity, Draws to ...
... virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth;" [2524]
showing that the Lord is leader of the choir of virgins. ...
/.../chapter v christ by preserving his.htm

Thesaurus

Whithersoever (32 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever;
as, I will go whithersoever you lead. ...Whithersoever (32 Occurrences). ...
/w/whithersoever.htm - 17k

Preserved (27 Occurrences)
... And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. (KJV DBY WBS). ... And the
LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. (KJV DBY WBS). ...
/p/preserved.htm - 14k

Saveth (36 Occurrences)
... 8:6 and David putteth garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram is to David for a
servant, bearing a present; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone ...
/s/saveth.htm - 16k

Goest (79 Occurrences)
... Goest (79 Occurrences). Matthew 8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him,
Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
/g/goest.htm - 32k

Wentest (16 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 7:9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all
thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto ...
/w/wentest.htm - 11k

Presents (38 Occurrences)
... And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went. (See JPS). ... And Jehovah
gave victory to David whithersoever he went. (See JPS). ...
/p/presents.htm - 18k

Aramean (17 Occurrences)
... And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. (Root in JPS NAS NIV). ...
And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. (Root in JPS NAS NIV). ...
/a/aramean.htm - 12k

Successful (16 Occurrences)
... the law, which Moses My servant commanded thee; turn not from it to the right hand
or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest. ...
/s/successful.htm - 11k

Whither (151 Occurrences)
... also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet
are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor ...
/w/whither.htm - 40k

Everywhere (53 Occurrences)
... And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. (See NIV). ... And the
LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. (See NIV). ...
/e/everywhere.htm - 22k

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Whithersoever (32 Occurrences)

Matthew 8:19
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Luke 9:57
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 Corinthians 16:6
And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Revelation 14:4
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Genesis 28:15
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee, whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land. For I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
(See JPS ASV YLT)

Genesis 30:30
For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
(See JPS ASV)

Exodus 32:34
and now, go, lead the people whithersoever I have spoken to thee of; lo, My messenger goeth before thee, and in the day of my charging -- then I have charged upon them their sin.'
(YLT)

Joshua 1:7
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Joshua 1:9
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Joshua 1:16
And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Judges 2:15
Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Samuel 14:47
So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 18:5
And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 23:13
Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

2 Samuel 7:9
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Samuel 8:6
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Samuel 8:14
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Kings 2:3
And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Kings 8:44
If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
(KJV WBS)

2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

1 Chronicles 17:6
whithersoever I have walked up and down among all Israel, a word spake I, with one of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why have ye not built for Me a house of cedars?
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 17:8
And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 18:6
Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 18:13
And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Esther 4:3
And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Esther 8:17
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Proverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 1:20
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 21:16
Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 47:9
And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Daniel 2:38
and whithersoever sons of men are dwelling, the beast of the field, and the fowl of the heavens, He hath given into thy hand, and hath caused thee to rule over them all; thou 'art' this head of gold.
(YLT)

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