Psalms 7:12

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If a person does not repent, God will wield his sword. He has prepared to shoot his bow.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:41 : 41 I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!
  • Ps 85:4 : 4 Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!
  • Isa 27:1 : 1 At that time the LORD will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster.
  • Isa 34:5 : 5 He says,“Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. Look, it now descends on Edom, on the people I will annihilate in judgment.”
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby! 7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the LORD, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
  • Jer 31:18-19 : 18 I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully,‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the LORD our God. 19 For after we turned away from you we repented. After we came to our senses we struck our thigh in sorrow. We are ashamed and humiliated because of the disgraceful things we did previously.’
  • Ezek 18:30 : 30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.
  • Ezek 21:9-9 : 9 “Son of man, prophesy and say:‘This is what the Lord says:“‘A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished. 10 It is sharpened for slaughter, it is polished to flash like lightning!“‘Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree! 11 “‘He gave it to be polished, to be grasped in the hand– the sword is sharpened, it is polished– giving it into the hand of the executioner.
  • Ezek 21:23 : 23 But those in Jerusalem will view it as a false omen. They have sworn solemn oaths, but the king of Babylon will accuse them of violations in order to seize them.
  • Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say to them,‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?’
  • Matt 3:10 : 10 Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
  • Acts 3:19 : 19 Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

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    13He has prepared deadly weapons to use against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows.

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    2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

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    11God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.

  • Ps 37:14-15
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    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

    15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

  • Lam 3:11-13
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    11He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.

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    41I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!

  • Ps 21:12
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    12For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.

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    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Job 20:24
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    24If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

  • Job 9:13
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    13God does not restrain his anger; under him the helpers of Rahab lie crushed.

  • Job 41:28
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    28Arrows do not make it flee; slingstones become like chaff to it.

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    7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

  • Ps 64:7
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    7But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

  • Job 39:22-23
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    70%

    22It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not shy away from the sword.

    23On it the quiver rattles; the lance and javelin flash.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Isa 10:7
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    7But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Lam 2:4
    69%

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  • Prov 24:18
    69%

    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

  • Job 27:22
    69%

    22It hurls itself against him without pity as he flees headlong from its power.

  • Job 16:13
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    3He repeatedly attacks me, he turns his hand against me all day long.

  • Job 15:24
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    24Distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him like a king ready to launch an attack,

  • Ps 36:4
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  • Deut 32:23
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    23I will increase their disasters, I will use up my arrows on them.

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    11They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty.”

  • Ezek 21:10-11
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    10It is sharpened for slaughter, it is polished to flash like lightning!“‘Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree!

    11“‘He gave it to be polished, to be grasped in the hand– the sword is sharpened, it is polished– giving it into the hand of the executioner.

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    68%

    28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm.

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    68%

    23till an arrow pierces his liver– like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

  • Prov 29:1
    68%

    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Prov 24:11
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    11Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.

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    20“But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally so that he dies,

  • Ps 2:5
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    5Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying,

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    26Whoever strikes it with a sword will have no effect, nor with the spear, arrow, or dart.

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    17I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

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    20He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

  • Exod 21:13
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    13But if he does not do it with premeditation, but it happens by accident, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

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    7If he should then say,‘That’s fine,’ then your servant is safe. But if he becomes very angry, be assured that he has decided to harm me.

  • Hos 7:6
    68%

    6They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.

  • Prov 6:34
    68%

    34for jealousy kindles a husband’s rage, and he will not show mercy when he takes revenge.

  • Prov 19:19
    68%

    19A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.