They spoiling came upon all the hills of the desert: for the sword of Jehovah consumed from the extremity of the land even to extremity of the land: no peace to all flesh.

And I reviewed over them four kinds, says Jehovah: the sword to kill, and dogs to tear in pieces, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to consume and destroy.

And say to them, thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, Drink ye and be drunken, and vomit and fall, and ye shall not rise from the face of the sword which I sent in the midst of you.

Thou a mallet to me, a weapon of war: and I broke the nations in pieces with thee, and I destroyed kingdoms with thee;

If I sharpened the lightning of my sword, And my hand shall lay hold upon judgment, I will turn back vengeance to mine adversaries, And to those hating me I will requite,

Arise, O Jehovah, anticipate his face, cast him down: deliver my soul from the unjust, thy sword.

Wo to Assur the rod of mine anger, and that rod in their hand, my wrath.

Or I shall bring a sword upon that land, and I said, Sword, thou shalt pass through the land; and I cut off from it man and cattle.

And say to the land of Israel, Thus said Jehovah: behold me against thee, and I brought forth my sword from its sheath, and I cut off from thee the just and the unjust

How long

How long shall I see the signal, shall I hear the voice of the trumpet?

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbage of every field dry up from the evil of those dwelling in it the earth perished, and the birds; for they said, He shall not see our last Part

And Abner will call to Joab and say, Shall the sword consume forever? knewest thou not that it will be bitter at the last? and how long wilt thou not say to the people to turn back from after their brethren?

Into

And Jehovah will say to the messenger, and he will turn back his sword to its sheath.

Turn back; thou shalt not be naked: in the place where thou wert created, in the land of thy nativity, will I judge thee.

Then said Jesus to Peter, Put thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it

General references

What to thee, O sea, that thou wilt flee? O Jordan, thou wilt turn away back?