Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Swords » Carried in a sheath or scabbard
Then the Lord spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.
How long will you be restless?
Go back to your sheath;
be still; be silent!
and say to it: This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous and the wicked from you. Since I will cut off [both] the righteous and the wicked, My sword will therefore come out of its sheath against everyone from the south to the north. So all the people will know that I, the Lord, have taken My sword from its sheath-it will not be sheathed again.
Swords » Illustrative » (drawing of,) of war and destruction
But I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw a sword to chase after you. So your land will become desolate, and your cities will become ruins.
Verse Concepts
and say to it: This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous and the wicked from you. Since I will cut off [both] the righteous and the wicked, My sword will therefore come out of its sheath against everyone from the south to the north. So all the people will know that I, the Lord, have taken My sword from its sheath-it will not be sheathed again.