- the sword:
- "For this¹ [is] the dayª of the Lordª GODª of hosts,ª a dayª of vengeance,ª that he may avengeª° him of his adversaries:ª¹ and the swordª shall devour,ª° and it shall be satiateª° and made drunkª° with their blood:ª¹ for¹ the Lordª GODª of hostsª hath a sacrificeª in the northª countryª by¹ the riverª Euphrates.ª" {Jer 46:10} + "In vainª have I smittenª°¹ your children;ª they receivedª° no¹ correction:ª your own swordª hath devouredª° your prophets,ª like a destroyingª° lion.ª" {Jer 2:30} + "The spoilersª° are comeª° upon¹ all¹ high placesª through the wilderness:ª for¹ the swordª of the LORDª shall devourª° from the [one] endª¹ of the landª even to¹ the [other] endª of the land:ª no¹¹ fleshª shall have peace.ª" {Jer 12:12} + "Then Abnerª calledª° to¹ Joab,ª and said,ª° Shall the swordª devourª° for ever?ª knowestª° thou not¹ that¹ it will be¹ bitternessª in the latter end?ª how long¹ shall it be then, ere¹ thou bidª° the peopleª returnª° from followingª¹ their brethren?ª" {2Sm 2:26} + "But if¹ ye refuseª° and rebel,ª° ye shall be devouredª° with the sword:ª for¹ the mouthª of the LORDª hath spokenª° [it]." {Isa 1:20} + "Then shall the Assyrianª fallª° with the sword,ª not¹ of a mighty man;ª and the sword,ª not¹ of a mean man,ª shall devourª° him: but he shall fleeª° fromª¹ the sword,ª and his young menª shall be¹ discomfited.ª" {Isa 31:8} + "The swordª of the LORDª is filledª° with blood,ª it is made fatª° with fatness,ª¹ [and] with the bloodª¹ of lambsª and goats,ª with the fatª¹ of the kidneysª of rams:ª for¹ the LORDª hath a sacrificeª in Bozrah,ª and a greatª slaughterª in the landª of Idumea.ª" {Isa 34:6} + "Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ thee, saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª and I will burnª° her chariotsª in the smoke,ª and the swordª shall devourª° thy young lions:ª and I will cut offª° thy preyª from the earth,ª¹ and the voiceª of thy messengersª shall no¹ more¹ be heard.ª°" {Nah 2:13}
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