Song of Songs 3:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

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  • Ps 45:3 : 3 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, with your glory and your majesty.
  • Ps 91:5 : 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
  • Ps 149:5-9 : 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud on their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a double-edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute on them the written judgment: this honor have all his saints. Praise the LORD.
  • Isa 27:3 : 3 I the LORD keep it; I will water it every moment, lest any harm it, I will keep it night and day.
  • Eph 6:16-18 : 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
  • 1 Thess 5:6-8 : 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
  • Neh 4:21-22 : 21 So we labored in the work, and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 22 At the same time I also said to the people, Let every man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be a guard to us by night, and a labor force by day.

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    7Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; sixty valiant men are around it, of the valiant of Israel.

  • Ps 45:3
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    3Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, with your glory and your majesty.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13And David said to his men, Each of you gird on his sword. And each one girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword; and about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

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    16Their quiver is like an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

  • Joel 2:7-8
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    7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and each shall march on his way, and they shall not break their ranks.

    8Neither shall one jostle another; each shall walk in his path, and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

  • Nah 3:3
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    3The horseman raises both the bright sword and the glittering spear: there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of corpses; and there is no end to their bodies; they stumble upon their corpses:

  • Isa 13:15
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    15Everyone who is found will be thrust through; and everyone who is joined to them will fall by the sword.

  • Isa 21:15
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    15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the distress of war.

  • Jer 6:23
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    23They shall hold the bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against you, O daughter of Zion.

  • Joel 3:9-10
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    9Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

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    2The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the wise, and the elder,

  • Deut 32:25
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    25The sword outside, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the nursing child also with the man of gray hairs.

  • Jer 6:25
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    25Do not go forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

  • 2 Kgs 11:8
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    8You shall encircle the king, each with his weapons in hand, and whoever comes within the ranks, let him be killed. Stay with the king as he comes out and goes in.

  • Neh 4:17-18
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    17Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked in the construction, and with the other held a weapon.

    18For every builder had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

  • Nah 2:3
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    3The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

  • Jer 50:36-37
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    36A sword is upon the liars; and they shall turn foolish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

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    11And he has given it to be polished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

  • Job 41:26
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    26The sword that reaches him cannot prevail, nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.

  • Isa 3:25
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    25Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in battle.

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  • Exod 32:27
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    8You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord GOD.

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    5The stouthearted have been plundered, they have slept their sleep; and none of the mighty men have found their hands.

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    20They shall fall in the midst of those who are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.

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    9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished:

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    7Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for who, they say, hears?

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    4Harness the horses; and get up, you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; polish the spears, and put on the armor.

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    5He shall recount his nobles: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared.

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    6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a double-edged sword in their hand;

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    29Be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment.

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    7And you shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

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    17And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword; all these were men of war.

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    10And he also who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt: for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men.

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    24The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred armed for war.

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