And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.’
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

and blessed be God Most High,
who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,

I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies,

‘Judah, your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.

“Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons shall bow down before you.

Your right hand,  Lord,
was majestic in power.
Your right hand,  Lord,
shattered the enemy.

Your right hand, O  Lord, glorious in power,
your right hand, O  Lord shatters the enemy.

The enemy boasted,
“I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.”

The enemy said ‘I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.
I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’

‘If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him.

If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.

“But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

‘I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.

I will send my terror before you and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.

You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.

Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

And I will bring the sword on you to avenge the breaking of the covenant. When you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be given into enemy hands.

And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute vengeance for the covenant. And if you gather within your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

I myself will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who live there will be appalled.

And I myself will devastate the land, so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled at it.

Then the land will enjoy its sabbath years all the time that it lies desolate and you are in the country of your enemies; then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.

“Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths as long as it lies desolate, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land shall rest, and enjoy its Sabbaths.

‘“As for those of you who are left, I will make their hearts so fearful in the lands of their enemies that the sound of a wind-blown leaf will put them to flight. They will run as though fleeing from the sword, and they will fall, even though no one is pursuing them.

And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight, and they shall flee as one flees from the sword, and they shall fall when none pursues.

They will stumble over one another as though fleeing from the sword, even though no one is pursuing them. So you will not be able to stand before your enemies.

They shall stumble over one another, as if to escape a sword, though none pursues. And you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

You will perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will devour you.

And you shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.

Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their ancestors’ sins they will waste away.

And those of you who are left shall rot away in your enemies’ lands because of their iniquity, and also because of the iniquities of their fathers they shall rot away like them.

which made me hostile towards them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies – then when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they pay for their sin,

so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,

Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or abhor them so as to destroy them completely, breaking my covenant with them. I am the  Lord their God.

Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and break my covenant with them, for I am the  Lord their God.

When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the  Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.

And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the  Lord your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies.

Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

‘Rise up,  Lord!
May your enemies be scattered;
may your foes flee before you.’

And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Arise, O  Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.”

Do not go up, because the  Lord is not with you. You will be defeated by your enemies,

Do not go up for the Lord is not among you, lest you be struck down before your enemies.

Then the angel of the  Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left.

Then the angel of the  Lord went ahead and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.

Balak said to Balaam, ‘What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but you have done nothing but bless them!’

And Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have done nothing but bless them.”

‘God brought them out of Egypt;
they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
and break their bones in pieces;
with their arrows they pierce them.

God brings him out of Egypt
and is for him like the horns of the wild ox;
he shall eat up the nations, his adversaries,
and shall break their bones in pieces
and pierce them through with his arrows.

Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam. He struck his hands together and said to him, ‘I summoned you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them these three times.

And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them these three times.

Edom will be conquered;
Seir, his enemy, will be conquered,
but Israel will grow strong.

Edom shall be dispossessed;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed.
Israel is doing valiantly.

and if all of you who are armed cross over the Jordan before the  Lord until he has driven his enemies out before him –

and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the  Lord, until he has driven out his enemies from before him

or, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended,

or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm,

But the  Lord said to me, ‘Tell them, “Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you. You will be defeated by your enemies.”’

And the  Lord said to me, ‘Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not in your midst, lest you be defeated before your enemies.’

When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the  Lord your God and obey him.

When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the  Lord your God and obey his voice.

thrusting out all your enemies before you, as the  Lord said.

by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, as the  Lord has promised.

But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the  Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety.

But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that the  Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies around, so that you live in safety,

When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the  Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.

“When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the  Lord your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

He shall say: ‘Hear, Israel: today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be faint-hearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them.

and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them,

For the  Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.’

for the  Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’

As for the women, the children, the livestock and everything else in the city, you may take these as plunder for yourselves. And you may use the plunder the  Lord your God gives you from your enemies.

but the women and the little ones, the livestock, and everything else in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as plunder for yourselves. And you shall enjoy the spoil of your enemies, which the  Lord your God has given you.

When you go to war against your enemies and the  Lord your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives,

“When you go out to war against your enemies, and the  Lord your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive,

When you set up camp against your enemies, keep away from everything impure.

“When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.

For the  Lord your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.

Because the  Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.

When the  Lord your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!

Therefore when the  Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the  Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget.

The  Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.

“The  Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

The  Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven, and you will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms on earth.

“The  Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. And you shall be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will eat none of it. Your donkey will be forcibly taken from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them.

Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat any of it. Your donkey shall be seized before your face, but shall not be restored to you. Your sheep shall be given to your enemies, but there shall be no one to help you.

therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the  Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.

therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the  Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.

Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the  Lord your God has given you.

And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and daughters, whom the  Lord your God has given you, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies shall distress you.

and he will not give to one of them any of the flesh of his children that he is eating. It will be all he has left because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege of all your cities.

so that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children whom he is eating, because he has nothing else left, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your towns.

the afterbirth from her womb and the children she bears. For in her dire need she intends to eat them secretly because of the suffering your enemy will inflict on you during the siege of your cities.

her afterbirth that comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears, because lacking everything she will eat them secretly, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in your towns.

The  Lord will send you back in ships to Egypt on a journey I said you should never make again. There you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.

And the  Lord will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey that I promised that you should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”

The  Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.

And the  Lord your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you.

but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy,
lest the adversary misunderstand
and say, “Our hand has triumphed;
the  Lord has not done all this.”’

had I not feared provocation by the enemy,
lest their adversaries should misunderstand,
lest they should say “Our hand is triumphant,
it was not the  Lord who did all this.”’

For their rock is not like our Rock,
as even our enemies concede.

For their rock is not as our Rock;
our enemies are by themselves.

when I sharpen my flashing sword
and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and repay those who hate me.

if I sharpen my flashing sword
and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and will repay those who hate me.

I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
while my sword devours flesh:
the blood of the slain and the captives,
the heads of the enemy leaders.’

I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the long-haired heads of the enemy.’

Rejoice, you nations, with his people, ,
for he will avenge the blood of his servants;
he will take vengeance on his enemies
and make atonement for his land and people.

“Rejoice with him, O heavens;
bow down to him, all gods,
for he avenges the blood of his children
and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him
and cleanses his people’s land.”

And this he said about Judah:

‘Hear,  Lord, the cry of Judah;
bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
Oh, be his help against his foes!’

And this he said of Judah:

“Hear, O  Lord, the voice of Judah,
and bring him in to his people.
With your hands contend for him,
and be a help against his adversaries.”

The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,
saying, “Destroy them!”

The eternal God is your dwelling place
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
And he thrust out the enemy before you
and said, ‘Destroy.’

Blessed are you, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the  Lord?
He is your shield and helper
and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
and you will tread on their heights.’

Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
a people saved by the  Lord,
the shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
and you shall tread upon their backs.”

Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, ‘Are you for us or for our enemies?’

When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?”

Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies?

O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!