Psalm 7:12
New King James Version
12 If he does not turn back,
He will (A)sharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
Isaiah 41:2
New King James Version
2 “Who raised up one (A)from the east?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet?
Who (B)gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword,
As driven stubble to his bow?
Jeremiah 50:9
New King James Version
9 (A)For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the north country,
And they shall array themselves against her;
From there she shall be captured.
Their arrows shall be like those of [a]an expert warrior;
(B)None shall return in vain.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:9 So with some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr.; MT, Tg., Vg. a warrior who makes childless
Jeremiah 50:14
New King James Version
14 “Put(A) yourselves in array against Babylon all around,
All you who bend the bow;
Shoot at her, spare no arrows,
For she has sinned against the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:29
New King James Version
29 “Call together the archers against Babylon.
All you who bend the bow, encamp against it all around;
Let none of them [a]escape.
(A)Repay her according to her work;
According to all she has done, do to her;
(B)For she has been proud against the Lord,
Against the Holy One of Israel.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:29 Qr., some Heb. mss., LXX, Tg. add to her
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