Their words cut like swords, and their cruel remarks sting like sharp arrows. New American Bible They sharpen their tongues like swords, bend their bows of poison words. Douay-Rheims Bible For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing, Treasury of...
Verse Concepts As for those of you who may be left, I will also bring weakness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a driven leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall. Judges ...
Jesus is pure, his eyes burn with power, and the words that come out of his mouth cut like a sword. Remember, this is how apocalyptic works: hyperbolic metaphors come to life. Jesus tells John that the lampstands represent the seven churches of Asia, and the stars in his hand are “...
Because he pursued his brother with the sword,While he stifled his compassion;His anger also tore continually,And he maintained his fury forever. Amos 5:11 Verse Concepts Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poorAnd exact a tribute of grain from them,Though you have built houses...
And then Jesus perfectly points out to you in the above verse what could happen to you if you decide to do this – that you could literally“perish”as a result of pulling out your sword. In other words, you can literally be killed by another person for doing it. This is why Jesus ...
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. It is obvious in this verse that the two are separate and what is apparent is...
Notice verse 15 says,“Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them…”. I especially like the English Standard Version (ESV) of the passage –“Jesus himself drew near…”The thought here isn’t that these two disciples were simply geographically distant, but that their FAITH was dis...
David put a rock in his sling and swung one of the rocks at Goliath's head. The rock sank into the giant's forehead, and he fell. David then picked up Goliath's sword and used it to kill Goliath and cut off his head. Bible Passage of David and Goliath: 1 Samuel 17...
The Hebrews writer gives us yet another Old Testament perspective of how Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s plan for human redemption. This verse is the conclusion of a broader argument about Jesus’ role as the everlasting High Priest to emphasize His unique qualifications as the both fully hu...
Samuel’s Birth - There was a [certain] man named Elkanah son of Jeroham from ·Ramathaim [Ramah; just north of Jerusalem] in the ·mountains [hill