16 occurrences

'Sword' in the Bible

If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword;He has strung and bent His [mighty] bow and made it ready.

Verse ConceptsSwordsThreateningsSharpening

Arise, O Lord, confront him, cast him down;Save my soul from the wicked with Your sword,

Verse ConceptsConfrontationGod ArisingGod's SwordProtection From Enemies

Rescue my life from the sword,My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

Verse ConceptsThe Soulsoullonliness

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bowTo cast down the afflicted and the needy,To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].

Verse ConceptsPainStrength, HumanAttempting To KillAttacked By Evil

As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me,While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofAgony, Of BodyAgony, DeathSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfDerisionGod Not ExistingAll DayWhere Is God?

For our fathers did not possess the land [of Canaan] by their own sword,Nor did their own arm save them,But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,Because You favored and delighted in them.

Verse ConceptsCountenanceLight, SpiritualPeople Of God, In OtRight Hand Of GodArm Of GodGod's HandStrength Of GodGod Is LightNot Aloneland

Strap Your sword on Your thigh, O mighty One,In Your splendor and Your majesty!

Verse ConceptsSwordsThighsChrist's Own GloryWeapons Of Christ

They will be given over to the power of the sword;They will be a prey for foxes.

Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.They aim venomous words as arrows,

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsArrows, Figurative OfSharpeningArrows

There He broke the flaming arrows,The shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWeaponsBreaking WeaponsPsalm Interjections

He also handed His people over to the sword,And was infuriated with His inheritance (Israel).

Verse ConceptsGod, As Judgedefeat

His priests [Hophni and Phinehas] fell by the sword,And His widows could not weep.

Verse ConceptsKilling PriestsDeposed PriestsNot Mourning

Also, You have turned back the edge of his swordAnd have not made him [strong enough] to stand in battle.

Who gives salvation to kings,Who sets David His servant free from the evil sword.

Verse Conceptsdefence, divineServants Of The Lord

Let the high praises of God be in their throats,And a two-edged sword in their hands,

Verse ConceptsPraiseTwo SidedPraise The Lord!Weapons Of The BelieverPraising God With Your Mouth

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