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Exodus 15:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy   them.’

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‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil – a girl or two  for each warrior, the spoil of coloured garments for Sisera, the spoil of an embroidered garment or two for my neck? ’


When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the people and said, ‘What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.’


But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers   him, he takes from him all his weapons   , he trusted   in, and divides up his plunder.


Therefore I will give him  the many as a portion, and he will receive  the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.


You pierce his head with his own spears; his warriors storm out to scatter us, gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.


Benjamin is a wolf; he tears his prey. In the morning he devours the prey, and in the evening he divides the plunder.’


Who among all the gods of these lands ever rescued his land from my power? So will the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power? ’


Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely  if Samaria’s dust  amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.’


So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely  if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow! ’


and David asked the Lord,  ‘Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them? ’ The Lord replied to him, ‘Pursue them, for you will certainly overtake them and rescue the people.’


I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out.


Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble  , than to divide plunder with the proud.


There they will cry out, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he let the opportune moment pass.’





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