Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

General references

Bible References

Sword

Psalm 7:14
See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
Psalm 35:8
Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.
1 Samuel 31:4
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me.” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Esther 7:9
Harbona, one of the royal eunuchs, said: “There is a gallows 75 feet tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.”

The king commanded, “Hang him on it.”
Isaiah 37:38
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.
Micah 5:6
They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod with a drawn blade.
So He will rescue us from Assyria
when it invades our land,
when it marches against our territory.
Matthew 27:4
“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.

“What’s that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!”

Bows

Psalm 46:9
He makes wars cease throughout the earth.
He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces;
He burns up the chariots.
Psalm 76:3
There He shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.Selah
Jeremiah 51:56
for a destroyer is coming against her,
against Babylon.
Her warriors will be captured,
their bows shattered,
for the Lord is a God of retribution;
He will certainly repay.
Hosea 1:5
On that day I will break the bow of Israel
in the Valley of Jezreel.
Hosea 2:18
On that day I will make a covenant for them
with the wild animals, the birds of the sky,
and the creatures that crawl on the ground.
I will shatter bow, sword,
and weapons of war in the land
and will enable the people to rest securely.

General references

Psalm 9:15
The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.

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