dein Wort in Gottes Ohr

German

Etymology

Literally, “your word in God’s ear”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪ̯n ˈvɔrt ɪn ˈɡɔtəs ˈoːr/

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Phrase

dein Wort in Gottes Ohr

1. from your lips to God's ears; expresses that the speaker wants a preceding statement to be true, but considers it doubtful or even unlikely in most cases there is no unlikely element. It is just a hope (prayer) that the statement come true.