Add parallel Print Page Options

The bow of the mighty is now broken,
    and those who stumbled are now strong.

Read full chapter

“The bows of the warriors are broken,(A)
    but those who stumbled are armed with strength.(B)

Read full chapter

There he has broken the fiery arrows of the enemy,
    the shields and swords and weapons of war. Interlude

Read full chapter

There he broke the flashing arrows,(A)
    the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.[a](B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 9.

15 But their swords will stab their own hearts,
    and their bows will be broken.

Read full chapter

15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(A)
    and their bows will be broken.(B)

Read full chapter

13 For I can do everything through Christ,[a] who gives me strength.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 4:13 Greek through the one.

13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.(A)

Read full chapter

He causes wars to end throughout the earth.
    He breaks the bow and snaps the spear;
    he burns the shields with fire.

Read full chapter

He makes wars(A) cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow(B) and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields[a] with fire.(C)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:9 Or chariots

34 quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.

Read full chapter

34 quenched the fury of the flames,(A) and escaped the edge of the sword;(B) whose weakness was turned to strength;(C) and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.(D)

Read full chapter

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

Read full chapter

But he said to me, “My grace(A) is sufficient for you, for my power(B) is made perfect in weakness.(C)(D) Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Read full chapter

17 For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
    but the Lord takes care of the godly.

Read full chapter

17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,(A)
    but the Lord upholds(B) the righteous.

Read full chapter

We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. 10 Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.

Read full chapter

persecuted,(A) but not abandoned;(B) struck down, but not destroyed.(C) 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(D) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(E)

Read full chapter

10 Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!”

Read full chapter

10 Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian[a] army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn(A) this city down.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 37:10 Or Chaldean; also in verse 11

You will stumble along as prisoners
    or lie among the dead.
But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied.
    His fist is still poised to strike.

Read full chapter

Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives(A)
    or fall among the slain.(B)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,(C)
    his hand is still upraised.

Read full chapter

14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.

Read full chapter

14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,(A) with the breastplate of righteousness in place,(B)

Read full chapter