Psalm 37:15
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15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.(A)
Psalm 7:14-15
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14 See how they conceive evil
and are pregnant with mischief
and bring forth lies.(A)
15 They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.(B)
Psalm 35:8
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8 Let ruin come on them unawares,
and let the net that they hid ensnare them;
let them fall in it—to their ruin.(A)
Hosea 1:5
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5 On that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”(A)
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Jeremiah 51:56
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56 for a destroyer has come against her,
against Babylon;
her warriors are taken;
their bows are broken,
for the Lord is a God of recompense;
he will repay in full.(A)
Psalm 46:9
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9 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)
Matthew 27:4-5
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4 He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent[a] blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”(A) 5 Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.(B)
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- 27.4 Other ancient authorities read righteous
Hosea 2:18
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18 I will make for you[a] a covenant on that day with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground, and I will abolish[b] the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you[c] lie down in safety.(A)
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Isaiah 37:38
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38 As he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat. His son Esar-haddon succeeded him.(A)
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Psalm 76:3-6
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3 There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah(A)
4 Glorious are you, more majestic
than the everlasting mountains.[a]
5 The courageous were stripped of their spoil;
they sank into sleep;
none of the troops
was able to lift a hand.(B)
6 At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both rider and horse lay stunned.
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- 76.4 Gk: Heb the mountains of prey
Esther 7:9-10
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9 Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Look, the very pole that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king,[a] stands at Haman’s house, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.”(A) 10 So they hung Haman on the pole that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.
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- 7.9 Heb who spoke well regarding the king
2 Samuel 17:23
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23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself; he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.(A)
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1 Samuel 31:4
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4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised may not come and thrust me through and make sport of me.” But his armor-bearer was unwilling, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.(A)
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1 Samuel 2:4
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4 The bows of the mighty are broken,
but the feeble gird on strength.(A)
Micah 5:6
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6 They shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword
and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword;[a]
they[b] shall rescue us from the Assyrians
if they come into our land
or tread within our border.(A)
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