Psalms 149:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

To put their kings in chains, and their rulers in bands of iron;

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  • Josh 10:23-24 : 23 And they did so, and made those five kings come out of the hole to him, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24 And when they had made those kings come out to Joshua, Joshua sent for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, Come near and put your feet on the necks of these kings. So they came near and put their feet on their necks.
  • Josh 12:7 : 7 And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel overcame on the west side of Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir; and Joshua gave the land to the tribes of Israel for a heritage, in keeping with their divisions;
  • Judg 1:6-7 : 6 But Adoni-zedek went in flight; and they went after him and overtook him, and had his thumbs and his great toes cut off. 7 And Adoni-zedek said, Seventy kings, whose thumbs and great toes had been cut off, got broken meat under my table: as I have done, so has God done to me in full. And they took him to Jerusalem, and he came to his end there.
  • Job 36:8 : 8 And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,

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    6Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands;

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  • Ps 149:9
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    9To give them the punishment which is in the holy writings: this honour is given to all his saints. Praise be to the Lord.

  • Job 36:8-9
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    8And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,

    9Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.

  • Ps 2:2-3
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    2The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

    3Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

  • Ps 2:9-10
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    9They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

    10So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

  • Job 12:18-19
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    18He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;

    19He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;

  • Ps 107:10
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    10Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;

  • Ps 148:11
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    11Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:

  • Ps 129:4
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    4The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.

  • Ps 105:18
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    18His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

  • Lam 3:34
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    34In a man's crushing under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,

  • Ps 107:16
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    16The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.

  • Ps 110:5
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    5In the day of his wrath kings will be wounded by the Lord at your right hand.

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    22To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.

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    11Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:

  • Ps 89:32
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    32Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.

  • Ps 9:15-16
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    15The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

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    8To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.

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    4The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

  • Job 40:13
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    13His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.

  • Ps 69:24
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    24Let your curse come on them; let the heat of your wrath overtake them.

  • Rev 2:27
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    27And he will be ruling them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of the potter they will be broken, even as I have power from my Father:

  • Jer 28:14
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    14For the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: I have put a yoke of iron on the necks of all these nations, making them servants to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon; and they are to be his servants: and in addition I have given him the beasts of the field.

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    9Do to them what you did to the Midianites; what you did to Sisera and Jabin, at the stream of Kishon:

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    10Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

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    13And now I will let his yoke be broken off you, and your chains be parted.

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    20Hearing the cry of the prisoner, making free those for whom death is ordered;

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    37And it gives much increase to the kings whom you have put over us because of our sins: and they have power over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great trouble.

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    14He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

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    11Let the cry of the prisoner come before you; with your strong arm make free the children of death;

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    21For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight.

  • Isa 24:21-22
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    21And in that day the Lord will send punishment on the army of the high ones on high, and on the kings of the earth on the earth.

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    15And their king will be made prisoner, he and his captains together, says the Lord.

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    5The stick of the evil-doers, the rod of the rulers, is broken by the Lord;

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    6For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

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    17For this cause his net is ever open, and there is no end to his destruction of the nations.

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    8And so the wrath of the Lord has come on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has given them up to be a cause of fear and wonder and shame, as your eyes have seen.

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