Ethan (biblical figure)

Etan, last on the right in a red dress, in a stained glass window at the Church of Santa Maria a Legnica

Etan the Ezraite, or the Ezrahite, was a biblical character, psalmist and wise man.

Quotes

Psalms:

• I will sing forever of the Lord’s kindness; / with my lips I will proclaim your faithfulness / throughout the generations. / You said, “My kindness lasts forever; / my faithfulness is as firmly established as the heavens.
  • Psalms 89:2-3 NCB.

• O Lord, God of hosts, who is like you? /Almighty Lord, your faithfulness is never absent. / You control the raging sea, calming its surging waves. / You crushed Rahab with a deadly blow; / you scattered your foes with your mighty arm. / Yours are the heavens and yours is the earth; / you founded the world and all that is in it. / You created the north and the south; / Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.
  • Psalms 89:9-13 NCB.

• I have found David, my servant, / and with my holy oil I have anointed him. / “My hand will sustain him; / my arm will make him strong. / No enemy will overcome him; / no one who is wicked will oppress him. / “I will crush his foes before him / 7and strike down those who hate him. / My faithfulness and my kindness will be with him; / through my name his horn will be exalted.
  • Psalms 89:21-25.

• By my holiness I have sworn once and for all: / never will I break faith with David. / His dynasty will last forever, / and his throne will endure before me like the sun. / It will endure forever like the moon, / a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
  • Psalms 89:36-38.

Quotes about Etan

• (Solomon) was truly wiser than all, more than Ethan the Ezrahite.
  • 1 Kings 5:11.