Psalms 149:8

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to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with iron shackles,

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  • Josh 10:23-24 : 23 They did so, and brought out the five kings from the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. 24 When they brought out these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the warriors who had gone with him, 'Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings.' So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.
  • Josh 12:7 : 7 Now these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, rising toward Seir. Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as an inheritance, according to their divisions.
  • Judg 1:6-7 : 6 Adoni-bezek fled, but they chased him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes. 7 Then Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me." They brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
  • Job 36:8 : 8 If they are bound in chains and held captive by cords of suffering,

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  • Ps 149:6-7
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    84%

    6May the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands,

    7to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples,

  • 9to carry out the judgment written against them. This is the glory of all His faithful ones. Praise the LORD!

  • Job 36:8-9
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    8If they are bound in chains and held captive by cords of suffering,

    9He declares to them their deeds and their transgressions, that they have acted proudly.

  • Ps 2:2-3
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    76%

    2The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.

    3Let us break their chains and throw off their ropes from us.

  • Ps 2:9-10
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    9You will break them with an iron rod; You will shatter them like a potter's vessel.

    10Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.

  • Job 12:18-19
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    18"He loosens the bonds of kings and binds their waists with a belt."

    19"He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty."

  • 10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains.

  • 11kings of the earth and all nations, princes and all rulers of the earth,

  • 4The LORD is righteous; He has cut the cords of the wicked.

  • 18They afflicted his feet with shackles; his soul was laid in iron chains.

  • 34To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth,

  • 16For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

  • 5The Lord is at your right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His wrath.

  • 22To bind his officials as he desired and to teach his elders wisdom.

  • 11who were destroyed at En-dor and became like dung on the ground.

  • 32if they profane my statutes and do not keep my commandments,

  • Ps 9:15-16
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    15So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation.

    16The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.

  • 8He seats them with princes, with the princes of His people.

  • 4The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • 13Bury them together in the dust; bind their faces in the hidden place.

  • 24Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their bodies always shake and tremble.

  • 27They will shepherd them with an iron rod and shatter them like pottery—

  • 14For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I have placed an iron yoke on the neck of all these nations, to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control over the beasts of the field.'

  • 9Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah.

  • 10May the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.

  • 13Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away.

  • 20For he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD observed the earth,

  • 12Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all who are around Him bring gifts to the One to be feared.

  • 37Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.

  • 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their chains apart.

  • 8The nations surrounded him from all their provinces. They spread their net over him and trapped him in their pit.

  • 11Let the groans of the prisoners come before You; in accordance with the greatness of Your arm, preserve those condemned to die.

  • 21So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widowed, and let their men die by deadly disease; let their young men be struck down in battle.

  • Isa 24:21-22
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    21On that day, the Lord will punish the host of the heavens above and the kings of the earth below.

    22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit; they will be shut in a dungeon, and after many days they will be punished.

  • 12Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

  • 15Their king will go into exile, he and his princes together,' says the LORD.

  • 5The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

  • 6Therefore, pride is their necklace; violence clothes them like a garment.

  • 12Can iron break iron from the north, or bronze?

  • 8On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will break the yoke off your neck and tear away your bonds. Foreigners will no longer enslave you.

  • 17Is this why they empty their net and continually slay nations without mercy?

  • 8Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

  • 8For God is the judge; he brings one down and lifts another up.