Deuteronomy 32:42
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and my sword shall devour flesh—
With the blood of the slain and the captured,
from the long-haired heads of the enemy.
Psalm 7:12-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 God is a just judge, powerful and patient,[a]
not exercising anger every day.
13 If one does not repent,
God sharpens his sword,
strings and readies the bow,(A)
Footnotes
- 7:12 Powerful and patient: the inclusion of these words is drawn from the Septuagint tradition concerning this verse.
Psalm 18:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High made his voice resound.(A)
Ezekiel 5:16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 When I loose against you the deadly arrows of starvation that I am sending to destroy you, I will increase starvation and will break your staff of bread.(A)
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