- the sword:
- "I will make mine arrowsª drunkª° with blood,ª¹ and my swordª shall devourª° flesh;ª [and that] with the bloodª¹ of the slainª and of the captives,ª from the beginningª¹ of revengesª upon the enemy.ª°" {Deu 32:42} + "For¹ my swordª shall be bathedª° in heaven:ª behold,¹ it shall come downª° upon¹ Idumea,ª and upon¹ the peopleª of my curse,ª to judgment.ª ... For¹ [it is] the dayª of the LORD'Sª vengeance,ª [and] the yearª of recompencesª for the controversyª of Zion.ª" {Isa 34:5-8} + "And, thou¹ sonª of man,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Speakª° unto every¹ featheredª fowl,ª and to every¹ beastª of the field,ª Assemble²° yourselves,¹ and come;ª° gather²° yourselves¹ on every sideª¹ to¹ my sacrificeª that¹ I¹ do sacrificeª° for you, [even] a greatª sacrificeª upon¹ the mountainsª of Israel,ª that ye may eatª° flesh,ª and drinkª° blood.ª ... And I will setª°¹ my gloryª among the heathen,ª and all¹ the heathenª shall seeª°¹ my judgmentª that¹ I have executed,ª° and my handª that¹ I have laidª° upon them." {Ezk 39:17-21} + "Hold thy peaceª° at the presenceª¹ of the Lordª GOD:ª for¹ the dayª of the LORDª [is] at hand:ª for¹ the LORDª hath preparedª° a sacrifice,ª he hath bidª° his guests.ª° ... And it shall come to pass¹ in the dayª of the LORD'Sª sacrifice,ª that I will punishª°¹ the princes,ª and the king'sª children,ª and all¹ such as are clothedª° with strangeª apparel.ª" {Zph 1:7-8} + "Andª I sawª° anª angelª standingª° inª the¹ sun;ª andª he criedª° with a loudª voice,ª sayingª° to allª the¹ fowlsª that flyª° inª the midst of heaven,ª Comeª° andª gather yourselves togetherª° untoª the¹ supperª of the¹ greatª God;ª ... Andª the¹ remnantª were slainª° withª the¹ swordª of him that satª° uponª the¹ horse,ª which² [sword] proceededª° out ofª his²¹ mouth:ª andª allª the¹ fowlsª were filledª° withª their²¹ flesh.ª" {Rev 19:17-21}
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