2Sa 2:26, Job 36:7, Lam 3:18, 5:20, Amo 1:11, 8:7 | ESV | STEP | Then Abner called to Joab , Shall the sword devour forever ? Do you not know that the end will be bitter ? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers ?

f[See ver. 3 above]

g[2 Chr. 28:17]

h[2 Chr. 28:17]

i Ps. 137:7; [Joel 3:19; Mal. 1:4]

2 Samuel 2:26

26 Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?”

Job 36:7

7 He does not withdraw his ^aeyes from the righteous,
but with ^bkings on the throne
he sets them forever, and they are ^cexalted.

Lamentations 3:18

18 ^dso I say, “My endurance has perished;
so has my hope from the Lord.”

Lamentations 5:20

20 ^eWhy do you forget us forever,
why do you forsake us for so many days?

Amos 1:11

11 Thus says the Lord:

^f“For three transgressions of ^gEdom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
^hbecause he pursued his brother with the sword
ⁱand cast off all pity,
^jand his anger tore perpetually,
^kand he kept his wrath forever.

Amos 8:7

7 The Lord has sworn by ^lthe pride of Jacob:
“Surely ^mI will never forget any of their deeds.