Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
military Arms » Before using » Burnished
mount the steeds;
take your positions with helmets on!
Polish the lances;
put on armor!
"Son of man, prophesy: This is what the Lord says! You are to proclaim: A sword! A sword is sharpened and also polished. It is sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice? The scepter of My son, the sword despises every tree. The sword is given to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened, and it is polished, to be put in the hand of the slayer.
“Now prophesy, son of man, and say: This is what the Lord God says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt. You are to proclaim:
A sword! A sword
is drawn for slaughter,
polished to consume, to flash like lightning.
is drawn for slaughter,
polished to consume,
Swords » Illustrative » Of severe and heavy calamities
“Or if I bring a sword against that land and say: Let a sword pass through it, so that I wipe out both man and animal from it,
You are to burn up a third of it in the city when the days of the siege have ended; you are to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind, for I will draw a sword to chase after them.
“Son of man, prophesy: This is what the Lord says! You are to proclaim:
A sword! A sword is sharpened
and also polished.
and also polished.
Swords » Sharpened and furbished before going to war
God
He has strung
“Son of man, prophesy: This is what the Lord says! You are to proclaim:
A sword! A sword is sharpened
and also polished.
and also polished.
War » Threatens defeat in
He will thunder in the heavens against them.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
He will give power to His king;
He will lift up the horn of His anointed.
and inside, there will be terror;
the young man and the young woman will be killed,
the infant and the gray-haired man.
The messenger who went to call Micaiah instructed him, "Look, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable for the king. So let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably." But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, I will say whatever my God says." So he went to the king, and the king asked him, "Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth-gilead for war, or should I refrain?" Micaiah said, "March up and succeed, for they will be handed over to you." read more.
But the king said to him, "How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the Lord?" So Micaiah said: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, 'They have no master; let each return home in peace.'
But the king said to him, "How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the Lord?" So Micaiah said: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, 'They have no master; let each return home in peace.'
For the Lord God , the Holy One of Israel, has said: "You will be delivered by returning and resting; your strength will lie in quiet confidence. But you are not willing." You say, "No! We will escape on horses"- therefore you will escape!- and, "We will ride on fast horses"- but those who pursue you will be faster. One thousand [will flee] at the threat of one, at the threat of five you will flee, until you alone remain like a [solitary] pole on a mountaintop or a banner on a hill.
"Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire as fuel, so I will give up the residents of Jerusalem. I will turn against them. They may have escaped from the fire, but it will [still] consume them. And you will know that I am the Lord when I turn against them. I will make the land desolate because they have acted unfaithfully." [This is] the declaration of the Lord God .
"Son of man, prophesy: This is what the Lord says! You are to proclaim: A sword! A sword is sharpened and also polished. It is sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice? The scepter of My son, the sword despises every tree. The sword is given to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened, and it is polished, to be put in the hand of the slayer. read more.
Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people. It is against all the princes of Israel! They are given over to the sword with My people. Therefore strike [your] thigh [in grief]. Surely it will be a trial! And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter will not continue. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the declaration of the Lord God . Therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap [your] hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword for massacre, a sword for great massacre- it surrounds them! I have appointed a sword for slaughter at all their gates, so that their hearts may melt and many may stumble. Alas! It is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter. Slash to the right; turn to the left- wherever your blade is directed. I also will clap My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath. I, the Lord, have spoken."
Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people. It is against all the princes of Israel! They are given over to the sword with My people. Therefore strike [your] thigh [in grief]. Surely it will be a trial! And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter will not continue. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the declaration of the Lord God . Therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap [your] hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword for massacre, a sword for great massacre- it surrounds them! I have appointed a sword for slaughter at all their gates, so that their hearts may melt and many may stumble. Alas! It is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter. Slash to the right; turn to the left- wherever your blade is directed. I also will clap My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath. I, the Lord, have spoken."