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)
Isaiah 2:4
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4 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)
Micah 5:10
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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)
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.
Footnotes
- 76.4 Gk: Heb the mountains of prey
Micah 4:3-4
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3 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)
4 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)
Isaiah 11:9
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9 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)
Joshua 11:9
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9 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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Isaiah 60:18
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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)
1 Samuel 2:4
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4 The bows of the mighty are broken,
but the feeble gird on strength.(A)
Joshua 11:6
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6 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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Ezekiel 39:9-10
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9 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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Ezekiel 39:3
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3 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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