Deuteronomy 32:41-42
41if I asharpen my flashing sword ▼▼Hebrew the lightning of my sword
and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and will repay those who hate me.
42I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and cmy sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the dlong-haired heads of the enemy.’
Isaiah 27:1
The Redemption of Israel
1In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong esword will punish fLeviathan the fleeing serpent, gLeviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay hthe dragon that is in the sea.Jeremiah 47:6
6 iAh, sword of the Lord!How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
rest and be still!
Ezekiel 21:4-5
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 jAnd all flesh shall know that I am the Lord. I have drawn kmy sword from its sheath; lit shall not be sheathed again.Ezekiel 21:9-10
9 m“Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord, say:n“A sword, a sword is sharpened
and also polished,
10 osharpened for slaughter,
ppolished to flash like lightning!
(Or qshall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, rwith everything of wood.) ▼
▼Probable reading; Hebrew The rod of my son despises everything of wood
Ezekiel 21:28
28“And you, tson of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God uconcerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say, vA sword, a sword wis drawn for the slaughter. xIt is polished to consume and to flash like lightning—
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