Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

Bright sword and the glittering spear

Bible References

Bright sword and the glittering spear

Nahum 2:4
Their chariots storm through the streets, jostling each other along broad avenues. They look like torches, as they dart around like lightning.
Genesis 3:24
After he had expelled the man, the LORD God placed winged angels at the eastern end of the garden of Eden, along with a fiery, turning sword, to prevent access to the tree of life.
Habakkuk 3:11
The sun and moon stand still in their orbits; at the glint of your arrows they speed along, even at the gleam of your flashing spear.

And there

Isaiah 37:36
After this, the angel of the LORD went out and put to death 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When Hezekiah's army awakened in the morning there were all the dead bodies!
Ezekiel 31:3
Think about Assyria, that cedar of Lebanon, beautiful with its branches, like a shady forest, with an awesome height, its summit touches the clouds.
Ezekiel 39:4
You will collapse on the mountains of Israel, along with all of your soldiers and the nations that have accompanied you. There the raptors, vultures, and wild animals will feed on you.

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