Psalms 7:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.”
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“If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.”
King James Version · Public Domain“If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“If <FI>one<Fi> turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden--He prepareth it,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 7:12 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
- Psalms 9:5You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
- Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
- Psalms 129:4The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
- Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
- Isaiah 34:5When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.
- Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
- Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
- Ezekiel 21:9“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—
- Ezekiel 21:23It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.
- Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
- Matthew 3:10The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
- Acts 3:19Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
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