41 (A)If I have sharpened [a]My flashing sword,
And My hand has taken hold of justice,
(B)I will return vengeance on My adversaries,
And I will repay those who hate Me.
42 (C)I will make My arrows drunk with blood,
(D)And My sword will devour flesh,
With the blood of the slain and the captives,
From the long-haired [b]leaders of the enemy.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:41 Lit the lightning of My sword
  2. Deuteronomy 32:42 Lit head

41 when I sharpen my flashing sword(A)
    and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance(B) on my adversaries
    and repay those who hate me.(C)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,(D)
    while my sword devours flesh:(E)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

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10 For (A)that day belongs to the Lord [a]God of armies,
A day of (B)vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes;
And the (C)sword will devour and be satisfied,
And [b]drink its fill of their blood;
For there will be a (D)slaughter for the Lord [c]God of armies,
In the land of the north at the river Euphrates.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Jeremiah 46:10 Lit be saturated with
  3. Jeremiah 46:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

10 But that day(A) belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—
    a day of vengeance(B), for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour(C) till it is satisfied,
    till it has quenched its thirst with blood.(D)
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice(E)
    in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.(F)

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and say to the land of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, (A)I am against you; and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you the (B)righteous and the wicked. Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go out from its sheath against [a](C)humanity from south to north. So [b]humanity will know that I, the Lord, have drawn My sword from its sheath. It will (D)not return to its sheath again.”’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:4 Lit all flesh
  2. Ezekiel 21:5 Lit all flesh

and say to her: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you.(A) I will draw my sword(B) from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.(C) Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword(D) will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.(E) Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword(F) from its sheath; it will not return(G) again.’(H)

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