Job 29:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 3:7 : 7 Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.
  • Prov 30:14 : 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.
  • Ps 58:8 : 8 Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun!
  • 1 Sam 17:35 : 35 I would go out after it, strike it down, and rescue the sheep from its mouth. If it rose up against me, I would grab it by its jaw, strike it, and kill it.
  • Ps 124:6 : 6 The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.
  • Ps 124:3 : 3 they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us.

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