Jehovah

The covenant name of God with His people Israel (Gen. 15:1818In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: (Genesis 15:18); Ex. 3:1414And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. (Exodus 3:14)) and also His name in connection with man generally (Gen. 2). This word is generally translated LORD. That the Jehovah of the Old Testament is the Jesus of the New is clearly proved by comparing John 12:4141These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. (John 12:41), with Isa. 6:9-109And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. (Isaiah 6:9‑10), as well as by such passages as Zech. 12:1010And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. (Zechariah 12:10), &c. This name is held so sacred by the Jews that it is never uttered by them, hence its true pronunciation is entirely lost.