2 Samuel 22:45

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God:“How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
  • Ps 81:15 : 15 (May those who hate the LORD cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)
  • Isa 56:3 : 3 No foreigner who becomes a follower of the LORD should say,‘The LORD will certainly exclude me from his people.’ The eunuch should not say,‘Look, I am like a dried-up tree.’”
  • Isa 56:6 : 6 As for foreigners who become followers of the LORD and serve him, who love the name of the LORD and want to be his servants– all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, and who are faithful to my covenant–
  • Acts 8:13 : 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.
  • Acts 8:21-23 : 21 You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God! 22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart. 23 For I see that you are bitterly envious and in bondage to sin.”
  • Deut 33:29 : 29 You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the LORD, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.
  • Ps 18:44-45 : 44 When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me; 45 foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

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    42I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets.

    43You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

    44When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

    45foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

  • 2 Sam 22:43-44
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    43I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground; I crush them and stomp on them like clay in the streets.

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  • 2 Sam 22:46
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    46Foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

  • Ps 72:9-11
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    9Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.

    10The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.

    11All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.

  • 2 Sam 22:40-41
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    40You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

    41You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

  • Ps 18:38-40
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    38I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

    39You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

    40You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

  • Ps 54:3
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    3For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life.(Selah)

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    15My guests and my servant girls consider me a stranger; I am a foreigner in their eyes.

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    11If it accepts your terms and submits to you, all the people found in it will become your slaves.

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    47The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.

  • Isa 61:5
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    5“Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.

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    14The Lord is the Nations’ Only Hope This is what the LORD says:“The profit of Egypt and the revenue of Ethiopia, along with the Sabeans, those tall men, will be brought to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. They will bow down to you and pray to you:‘Truly God is with you; he has no peer; there is no other God!’”

  • Deut 28:43
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    43The resident foreigners who reside among you will become higher and higher over you and you will become lower and lower.

  • Ps 47:3
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    3He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet.

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    48The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.

    49He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.

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    27Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!

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    10Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.

  • Ps 81:14
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    14Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries.”

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    5Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.

  • Jer 49:15
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    15The LORD says to Edom,“I will certainly make you small among nations. I will make you despised by all humankind.

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    45Also you may buy slaves from the children of the foreigners who reside with you, and from their families that are with you, whom they have fathered in your land, they may become your property.

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    8Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.

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    14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.

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    2Nations will take them and bring them back to their own place. Then the family of Israel will make foreigners their servants as they settle in the LORD’s land. They will make their captors captives and rule over the ones who oppressed them.

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    11The LORD will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth. All the distant nations will worship the LORD in their own lands.

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    4Let all the kings of the earth give thanks to you, O LORD, when they hear the words you speak.

  • Isa 29:5
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    5But the horde of invaders will be like fine dust, the horde of tyrants like chaff that is blown away. It will happen suddenly, in a flash.

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    2who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.

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    15The nations will respect the reputation of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

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    5I am ready to vindicate, I am ready to deliver, I will establish justice among the nations. The coastlands wait patiently for me; they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power.

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    3So a strong nation will extol you; the towns of powerful nations will fear you.

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    2The LORD extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

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    49The LORD will raise up a distant nation against you, one from the other side of the earth as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand,

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    15If anyone dares to challenge you, it will not be my doing! Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated.

  • Jer 18:22
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    22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

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    12Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will definitely be destroyed.