Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Then be afraid of the sword for yourselves,
For wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
So that you may know there is judgment.”

King James Version

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

Holman Bible

then be afraid of the sword,
because wrath brings punishment by the sword,
so that you may know there is a judgment.

International Standard Version

Make sure that you remain wary of God's sword, for God's wrath brings with it the sword of punishment, by which you'll know there's a judgment."

A Conservative Version

be ye afraid of the sword. For wrath [brings] the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

American Standard Version

Be ye afraid of the sword: For wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, That ye may know there is a judgment.

Amplified


“Then beware and be afraid of the sword [of divine vengeance] for yourselves,
For wrathful are the punishments of that sword,
So that you may know there is judgment.”

Bible in Basic English

Be in fear of the sword, for the sword is the punishment for such things, so that you may be certain that there is a judge.

Darby Translation

Be ye yourselves afraid of the sword! for the sword is fury against misdeeds, that ye may know there is a judgment.

Julia Smith Translation

And fear ye to yourselves, from the face of the sword? for wrath the iniquities of the sword, so that ye shall know there is judgment

King James 2000

Be yourselves afraid of the sword: for wrath brings the punishment of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment.

Lexham Expanded Bible

be afraid for yourselves {because of the sword}, for wrath [brings] punishment by [the] sword, so that you may know that [there is] judgment."

Modern King James verseion

Fear for yourselves because of the sword; for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But beware of the sword, for the sword will be avenged of wickedness. And be sure, that there is a judgment."

NET Bible

Fear the sword yourselves, for wrath brings the punishment by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment."

New Heart English Bible

be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment."

The Emphasized Bible

Be ye afraid - on your part - of the face of the sword, because, wrath, bringeth the punishments of the sword, to the end ye may know the Almighty.

Webster

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

World English Bible

be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment."

Youngs Literal Translation

Be ye afraid because of the sword, For furious are the punishments of the sword, That ye may know that there is a judgment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of the sword
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

עוון עון 
`avon 
Usage: 230

of
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

the sword
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

Context Readings

I Am Forgotten

28 If you say, 'How we will pursue him!' and, 'The root of the matter is found in him,' 29 “Then be afraid of the sword for yourselves,
For wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
So that you may know there is judgment.”

Cross References

Job 13:7-11

Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?

Job 15:22

He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword.

Job 22:4

Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you and enters into judgment with you?

Psalm 1:5

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;

Psalm 9:7

But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice,

Psalm 58:10-11

The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Matthew 7:1-2

"Judge not, that you be not judged.

Romans 13:1-4

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

James 4:11-12

Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

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