2 Samuel 2:26

Then Abner called out to Joab, "Must the sword devour forever? Don't you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?"

Jeremiah 46:10

But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! For the Lord God who rules over all will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

Jeremiah 46:14

"Make an announcement throughout Egypt. Proclaim it in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes. 'Take your positions and prepare to do battle. For the enemy army is destroying all the nations around you.'

2 Samuel 2:14

Abner said to Joab, "Let the soldiers get up and fight before us." Joab said, "So be it!"

2 Samuel 2:16

As they grappled with one another, each one stabbed his opponent with his sword and they fell dead together. So that place is called the Field of Flints; it is in Gibeon.

2 Samuel 11:25

David said to the messenger, "Tell Joab, 'Don't let this thing upset you. There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. Press the battle against the city and conquer it.' Encourage him with these words."

Job 18:2

"How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk.

Job 19:2

"How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?

Psalm 4:2

You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!

Isaiah 1:20

But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.

Jeremiah 2:30

"It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion."

Jeremiah 4:21

"How long must I see the enemy's battle flags and hear the military signals of their bugles?"

Jeremiah 12:12

A destructive army will come marching over the hilltops in the desert. For the Lord will use them as his destructive weapon against everyone from one end of the land to the other. No one will be safe.

Hosea 11:6

A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

Acts 7:26

The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'

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Summary

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

General references

Bible References

Shall

2 Samuel 2:14
Abner said to Joab, "Let the soldiers get up and fight before us." Joab said, "So be it!"
Acts 7:26
The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'

Sword

2 Samuel 11:25
David said to the messenger, "Tell Joab, 'Don't let this thing upset you. There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. Press the battle against the city and conquer it.' Encourage him with these words."
Isaiah 1:20
But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.
Jeremiah 2:30
"It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion."
Jeremiah 12:12
A destructive army will come marching over the hilltops in the desert. For the Lord will use them as his destructive weapon against everyone from one end of the land to the other. No one will be safe.
Jeremiah 46:10
But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! For the Lord God who rules over all will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.
Hosea 11:6
A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

It will be

2 Samuel 2:16
As they grappled with one another, each one stabbed his opponent with his sword and they fell dead together. So that place is called the Field of Flints; it is in Gibeon.
Proverbs 17:14
Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!

General references

Judges 9:38
Zebul said to him, "Where now are your bragging words, 'Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?' Are these not the men you insulted? Go out now and fight them!"
Galatians 5:15
However, if you continually bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

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