Deuteronomy 32:14
14Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock,with fat ▼
▼That is, with the best
of lambs,rams of Bashan and goats,
with the very finest ▼
▼Hebrew with the kidney fat
of the wheat—and you drank foaming wine made from cthe blood of the grape.
Deuteronomy 32:42
42I will make my arrows drunk with blood,and dmy sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the elong-haired heads of the enemy.’
Psalms 17:13
13 Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him!Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
Jeremiah 46:10
10 fThat day is the day of the Lord God of hosts,ga day of vengeance,
hto avenge himself on his foes.
iThe sword shall devour and be sated
and drink its fill of their blood.
For the Lord God of hosts holds ja sacrifice
kin the north country lby the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah 47:6
6 mAh, sword of the Lord!How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
rest and be still!
Ezekiel 21:3-5
3and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the Lord: nBehold, I am against you and will draw omy sword from its sheath and pwill cut off from you both righteous and wicked. 4Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from south to north. 5 qAnd all flesh shall know that I am the Lord. I have drawn rmy sword from its sheath; sit shall not be sheathed again.Ezekiel 21:9-11
9 t“Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord, say:u“A sword, a sword is sharpened
and also polished,
10 vsharpened for slaughter,
wpolished to flash like lightning!
(Or xshall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, ywith everything of wood.) ▼
▼Probable reading; Hebrew The rod of my son despises everything of wood
11So the sword is given to be polished, that it may be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished aato be given into the hand of the slayer. Zephaniah 2:12
12 abYou also, O Cushites,shall be slain by my sword.
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