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Psalm 7:12
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Psalm 7:12
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12 If a person does not repent,
God[a] will sharpen his sword;
he will bend and string his bow.
Footnotes
- 7:12 Hebrew he.
Psalm 7:12
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Psalm 7:12
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Footnotes
- Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God
Psalm 7:12
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Psalm 7:12
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12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
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Deuteronomy 32:41
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Deuteronomy 32:41
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41 when I sharpen my flashing sword
and begin to carry out justice,
I will take revenge on my enemies
and repay those who reject me.
Deuteronomy 32:41
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Deuteronomy 32:41
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Deuteronomy 32:41
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Deuteronomy 32:41
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41 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
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Acts 3:19
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Acts 3:19
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19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.
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Acts 3:19
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Acts 3:19
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19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,(A) that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
Acts 3:19
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Acts 3:19
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19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
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Ezekiel 18:30
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Ezekiel 18:30
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30 “Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you!
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Ezekiel 18:30
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Ezekiel 18:30
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30 “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent!(A) Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.(B)
Ezekiel 18:30
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Ezekiel 18:30
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30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
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Matthew 3:10
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Matthew 3:10
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10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
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Matthew 3:10
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Matthew 3:10
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10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(A)
Matthew 3:10
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Matthew 3:10
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10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
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Ezekiel 33:11
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Ezekiel 33:11
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11 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?
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Ezekiel 33:11
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Ezekiel 33:11
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11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.(A) Turn!(B) Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’(C)
Ezekiel 33:11
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Ezekiel 33:11
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11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
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Ezekiel 21:23
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Ezekiel 21:23
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23 The people of Jerusalem will think it is a false omen, because of their treaty with the Babylonians. But the king of Babylon will remind the people of their rebellion. Then he will attack and capture them.
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Ezekiel 21:23
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Ezekiel 21:23
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23 It will seem like a false omen to those who have sworn allegiance to him, but he will remind(A) them of their guilt(B) and take them captive.
Ezekiel 21:23
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Ezekiel 21:23
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23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
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Ezekiel 21:9-11
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Ezekiel 21:9-11
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9 “Son of man, give the people this message from the Lord:
“A sword, a sword
is being sharpened and polished.
10 It is sharpened for terrible slaughter
and polished to flash like lightning!
Now will you laugh?
Those far stronger than you have fallen beneath its power![a]
11 Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished;
it is being prepared for the executioner.
Footnotes
- 21:10 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Ezekiel 21:9-11
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Ezekiel 21:9-11
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9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says:
“‘A sword, a sword,
sharpened and polished—
10 sharpened for the slaughter,(A)
polished to flash like lightning!
“‘Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my royal son? The sword despises every such stick.(B)
11 “‘The sword is appointed to be polished,(C)
to be grasped with the hand;
it is sharpened and polished,
made ready for the hand of the slayer.
Ezekiel 21:9-11
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Ezekiel 21:9-11
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9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
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Jeremiah 31:18-19
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Jeremiah 31:18-19
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18 I have heard Israel[a] saying,
‘You disciplined me severely,
like a calf that needs training for the yoke.
Turn me again to you and restore me,
for you alone are the Lord my God.
19 I turned away from God,
but then I was sorry.
I kicked myself for my stupidity!
I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’
Jeremiah 31:18-19
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Jeremiah 31:18-19
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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
‘You disciplined(A) me like an unruly calf,(B)
and I have been disciplined.
Restore(C) me, and I will return,
because you are the Lord my God.
19 After I strayed,(D)
I repented;
after I came to understand,
I beat(E) my breast.
I was ashamed(F) and humiliated
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’(G)
Jeremiah 31:18-19
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Jeremiah 31:18-19
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18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
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