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He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
    he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields with fire.(A)

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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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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:9 Or chariots

He shall judge between the nations
    and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
    neither shall they learn war any more.(A)

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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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10 On that day, says the Lord,
    I will cut off your horses from among you
    and will destroy your chariots;(A)

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10 “In that day,” declares the Lord,

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

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There he broke the flashing arrows,
    the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah(A)

Glorious are you, more majestic
    than the everlasting mountains.[a]
The courageous were stripped of their spoil;
    they sank into sleep;
none of the troops
    was able to lift a hand.(B)
At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
    both rider and horse lay stunned.

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  1. 76.4 Gk: Heb the mountains of prey

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.

He shall judge between many peoples
    and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
    neither shall they learn war any more;(A)
but they shall all sit under their own vines and under their own fig trees,
    and no one shall make them afraid,
    for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.(B)

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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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They will not hurt or destroy
    on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.(A)

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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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And Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.(A)

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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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18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
    devastation or destruction within your borders;
you shall call your walls Salvation
    and your gates Praise.(A)

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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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The bows of the mighty are broken,
    but the feeble gird on strength.(A)

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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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And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will hand over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”(A)

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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 live in the towns of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them—bucklers and shields, bows and arrows, clubs and spears—and they will make fires of them for seven years.(A) 10 They will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any trees in the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons; they will despoil those who despoiled them and plunder those who plundered them, says the Lord God.(B)

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“‘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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I will strike your bow from your left hand and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand.(A)

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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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