10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. (A)But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel.

Read full chapter

10 While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle. But that day the Lord thundered(A) with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic(B) that they were routed before the Israelites.

Read full chapter

10 (A)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces;
    (B)against them he will thunder in heaven.
(C)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
    he will give strength to his king
    (D)and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

Read full chapter

10     those who oppose the Lord will be broken.(A)
The Most High will thunder(B) from heaven;
    the Lord will judge(C) the ends of the earth.

“He will give strength(D) to his king
    and exalt the horn(E) of his anointed.”

Read full chapter

14 (A)The Lord thundered from heaven,
    and the Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out (B)arrows and scattered them;
    lightning, and routed them.

Read full chapter

14 The Lord thundered(A) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot his arrows(B) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning he routed them.

Read full chapter

17 (A)Is it not wheat harvest today? (B)I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that (C)your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.”

Read full chapter

17 Is it not wheat harvest(A) now? I will call(B) on the Lord to send thunder(C) and rain.(D) And you will realize what an evil(E) thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”

Read full chapter

20 (A)From heaven the stars fought,
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.

Read full chapter

20 From the heavens(A) the stars fought,
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.

Read full chapter

10 (A)And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who[a] struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of (B)the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 10:10 Or and he

10 The Lord threw them into confusion(A) before Israel,(B) so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon.(C) Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon(D) and cut them down all the way to Azekah(E) and Makkedah.(F)

Read full chapter

Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel: (B)Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

Read full chapter

So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:(A) ‘Not(B) by might nor by power,(C) but by my Spirit,’(D) says the Lord Almighty.

Read full chapter

and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is he who goes with you (A)to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’

Read full chapter

He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted(A) or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you(B) to fight(C) for you against your enemies to give you victory.(D)

Read full chapter

18 And there were (A)flashes of lightning, rumblings,[a] peals of thunder, and (B)a great earthquake (C)such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 (D)The great city (E)was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God (F)remembered (G)Babylon the great, (H)to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And (I)every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21 And (J)great hailstones, about one hundred pounds[b] each, fell from heaven on people; and (K)they cursed God for (L)the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:18 Or voices, or sounds
  2. Revelation 16:21 Greek a talent in weight

18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(A) and a severe earthquake.(B) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(C) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(D) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(E) Babylon the Great(F) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(G) 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(H) 21 From the sky huge hailstones,(I) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] fell on people. And they cursed God(J) on account of the plague of hail,(K) because the plague was so terrible.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms

(A)Fire goes before him
    and burns up his adversaries all around.
His (B)lightnings light up the world;
    the earth sees and (C)trembles.

Read full chapter

Fire(A) goes before(B) him
    and consumes(C) his foes on every side.
His lightning(D) lights up the world;
    the earth(E) sees and trembles.(F)

Read full chapter

16 When (A)the waters saw you, O God,
    when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
    indeed, the deep trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
    the skies (B)gave forth thunder;
    your (C)arrows flashed on every side.
18 (D)The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
    (E)your lightnings lighted up the world;
    the earth (F)trembled and shook.

Read full chapter

16 The waters(A) saw you, God,
    the waters saw you and writhed;(B)
    the very depths were convulsed.
17 The clouds poured down water,(C)
    the heavens resounded with thunder;(D)
    your arrows(E) flashed back and forth.
18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,(F)
    your lightning(G) lit up the world;
    the earth trembled and quaked.(H)

Read full chapter

11 He made darkness his covering, his (A)canopy around him,
    thick clouds (B)dark with water.
12 Out of the brightness before him
    (C)hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.

13 The Lord also (D)thundered in the heavens,
    and the Most High uttered his (E)voice,
    hailstones and coals of fire.
14 And he sent out his (F)arrows and scattered them;
    he flashed forth lightnings and (G)routed them.

Read full chapter

11 He made darkness his covering,(A) his canopy(B) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(C) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(D) and bolts of lightning.(E)
13 The Lord thundered(F) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(G) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(H) he routed them.(I)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning

(A)When new gods were chosen,
    then war was in the gates.
(B)Was shield or spear to be seen
    among forty thousand in Israel?

Read full chapter

God chose new leaders(A)
    when war came to the city gates,(B)
but not a shield or spear(C) was seen
    among forty thousand in Israel.

Read full chapter