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    Emberly

    Pronounced EM-ber-lee

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    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Emberly does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Glowing coal; Ember meadow", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Emberly.
    Meaning
    "Glowing coal; Ember meadow"
    Origin
    English

    Emberly is the glowing ember — and God places a burning coal on the lips of His servants. 'Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth.' Emberly speaks with purified lips.

    Spiritual meaning

    Emberly speaks with purified lips — live coal touching, iniquity removed, the glowing ember whose fervent spirit serves the LORD without sloth.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged."

      Isaiah 6:6-7 (KJV) →

    • "Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord."

      Romans 12:11 (KJV) →
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