Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. New Living Translation But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. English Standard Version their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. Berean Standard Bible But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. King James Bible Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. New King James Version Their sword shall enter their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. New American Standard Bible Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. NASB 1995 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. NASB 1977 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. Legacy Standard Bible Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. Amplified Bible The sword [of the ungodly] will enter their own heart, And their bow will be broken. Christian Standard Bible Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. Holman Christian Standard Bible Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. American Standard Version Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. Contemporary English Version But they will be killed by their own swords, and their arrows will be broken. English Revised Version Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. GOD'S WORD® Translation [But] their own swords will pierce their hearts, and their bows will be broken. Good News Translation but they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be smashed. International Standard Version But their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken! Majority Standard Bible But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. NET Bible Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. New Heart English Bible Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken. Webster's Bible Translation Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. World English Bible Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTheir sword enters into their own heart, "" And their bows are shattered. Young's Literal Translation Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered. Smith's Literal Translation Their sword shall go into their heart, and their bows shall be broken. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Their swords will pierce their own hearts; their bows will be broken. New Revised Standard Version their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTheir swords shall enter into their own hearts, and their bows shall be broken. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Their sword will enter their heart and their bows will be broken. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do Not Envy Those who Do Wrong…14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. 15But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. 16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.… Cross References Proverbs 26:27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. Proverbs 1:18-19 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. / Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors. Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided. Psalm 7:15-16 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 9:15-16 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. / The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah Psalm 57:6 They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah Psalm 141:10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety. Ecclesiastes 10:8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake. Matthew 26:52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Revelation 13:10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints. Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. Obadiah 1:15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. Proverbs 11:5-6 The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. / The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. Proverbs 28:10 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good. Job 5:12-13 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. / He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. Treasury of Scripture Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. sword Psalm 7:14,15 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood… Psalm 35:8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. bows Psalm 46:9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Psalm 76:3-6 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah… Hosea 1:5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. Jump to Previous Bows Broken Enter Heart Hearts Pierce Shivered Sword Swords TurnedJump to Next Bows Broken Enter Heart Hearts Pierce Shivered Sword Swords TurnedPsalm 37 1. David persuades to patience and confidence in God, 12. by the different estate of the godly and the wicked But their swords The word "swords" in this context is a metaphor for the instruments of violence and aggression used by the wicked. In Hebrew, the word for sword is "חֶרֶב" (chereb), which often symbolizes warfare and destruction. Historically, swords were the primary weapon of ancient warfare, representing power and the ability to impose one's will. In the spiritual sense, this phrase suggests that the very tools or methods the wicked use to harm others will ultimately be turned against them. This reflects a divine justice where evil plans backfire on the perpetrators. will pierce their own hearts and their bows will be broken Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [But] their swordsחַ֭רְבָּם (ḥar·bām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword will pierce תָּב֣וֹא (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go their own hearts, בְלִבָּ֑ם (ḇə·lib·bām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre and their bows וְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗ם (wə·qaš·šə·ṯō·w·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris will be broken. תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ (tiš·šā·ḇar·nāh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces Links Psalm 37:15 NIVPsalm 37:15 NLT Psalm 37:15 ESV Psalm 37:15 NASB Psalm 37:15 KJV Psalm 37:15 BibleApps.com Psalm 37:15 Biblia Paralela Psalm 37:15 Chinese Bible Psalm 37:15 French Bible Psalm 37:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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