(A)He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
(B)He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
(C)He burns the chariot in the fire.

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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)

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  1. Psalm 46:9 Or chariots

He shall judge between the nations,
And rebuke many people;
They shall beat their swords into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning [a]hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore.

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  1. Isaiah 2:4 knives

He will judge(A) between the nations
    and will settle disputes(B) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(C)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(D)
    nor will they train for war anymore.

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He shall judge between many peoples,
And rebuke strong nations afar off;
They shall beat their swords into (A)plowshares,
And their spears into [a]pruning hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
(B)Neither shall they learn war anymore.

(C)But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
And no one shall make them afraid;
For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.

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  1. Micah 4:3 pruning knives

He will judge between many peoples
    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(A)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(B)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war(C) anymore.(D)
Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,(E)
and no one will make them afraid,(F)
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(G)

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10 “And it shall be in that day,” says the Lord,
“That I will (A)cut[a] off your (B)horses from your midst
And destroy your (C)chariots.

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  1. Micah 5:10 destroy

10 “In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will destroy your horses from among you
    and demolish your chariots.(A)

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18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither [a]wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call (A)your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.

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  1. Isaiah 60:18 devastation

18 No longer will violence(A) be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction(B) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation(C)
    and your gates Praise.(D)

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There He broke the arrows of the bow,
The shield and sword of battle. Selah

You are more glorious and excellent
(A)Than the mountains of prey.
(B)The stouthearted were plundered;
(C)They [a]have sunk into their sleep;
And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
(D)At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

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  1. Psalm 76:5 Lit. have slumbered their sleep

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

You are radiant with light,(C)
    more majestic than mountains rich with game.
The valiant(D) lie plundered,
    they sleep their last sleep;(E)
not one of the warriors
    can lift his hands.
At your rebuke,(F) God of Jacob,
    both horse and chariot(G) lie still.

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

“The(A) bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.

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

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(A)They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For (B)the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea.

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They will neither harm nor destroy(A)
    on all my holy mountain,(B)
for the earth(C) will be filled with the knowledge(D) of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

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So Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

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Joshua did to them as the Lord had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

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But the Lord said to Joshua, (A)“Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall (B)hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”

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The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand(A) all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring(B) their horses and burn their chariots.”(C)

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“Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the [a]javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for seven years. 10 They will not take wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; (A)and they will plunder those who plundered them, and pillage those who pillaged them,” says the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 39:9 Lit. hand staffs

“‘Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the weapons for fuel and burn them up—the small and large shields, the bows and arrows,(A) the war clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.(B) 10 They will not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons for fuel. And they will plunder(C) those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Sovereign Lord.(D)

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Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand.

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Then I will strike your bow(A) from your left hand and make your arrows(B) drop from your right hand.

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