Psalm 37:15 - Easy To Read Version But their bows will break.\par Their swords will go into their own hearts.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The swords [of the wicked] shall enter their own hearts, and their bows shall be broken. American Standard Version (1901) Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. Common English Bible But the sword of the wicked will enter their own hearts! Their bows will be broken! Catholic Public Domain Version And I became like a man who does not hear, and who has no reproofs in his mouth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth. |
Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice. Ahithophel put a saddle on his donkey and went back to his home town. He made plans for his family and then he hanged himself. After Ahithophel died, the people buried him in his father’s tomb. [101]
At the same time, the Jews living in the other provinces also met together. They met together so they would be strong enough to protect themselves. And so they got rid of their enemies. The Jews killed 75,000 of their enemies. But the Jews didn’t take any of the things that belonged to those people.
The Jews were to celebrate those days because on those days the Jews got rid of their enemies. And they were also to celebrate that month as the month when their sadness was turned into joy. And it was a month when their crying was changed into a day of celebration. Mordecai wrote letters to all the Jews. He told them to celebrate those days as a happy holiday. They should have parties and give gifts to each other and give presents to poor people.
The Lord saves the souls of his servants.\par Those people depend on him.\par He won’t let them be destroyed.\par
So, Lord, let them fall into their own traps.\par Let them stumble into their own nets.\par Let some unknown danger catch them.\par
God says,\par “Stop fighting\par and learn that I am God!\par I defeat the nations!\par I control the world!”\par
The Lord can stop wars\par anywhere on earth.\par He can break the soldiers’ bows,\par shatter their spears.\par and burn their shields. {\cf2\super [283]} \par
One day, Sennacherib was in the temple of his god, Nisroch, worshiping him. At that time his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with a sword. Then the sons ran away to Ararat. {\cf2\super [359]} So Sennacherib’s son Esarhaddon became the new king of Assyria.
The army will come and destroy Babylon.\par Babylon’s soldiers will be captured.\par Their bows will be broken.\par Why? Because the Lord punishes people\par for the bad things they do.\par The Lord gives them the full punishment\par that they deserve.\par
“At that time, I will make an agreement for the Israelites with the animals of the field, with the birds of the sky, and with the crawling things on the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and weapons of war. \{No weapons will be left\} in that land. I will make the land safe, so the people of Israel can lie down in peace.
They will use their swords\par and rule the Assyrians.\par They will rule the land of Nimrod {\cf2\super [65]} \par with swords in hand.\par They will use their swords\par to rule those people.\par But then \{the Ruler of Israel\}\par will save us from the Assyrians\par who will come into our land\par and trample our territory.\par
Saul said to the servant that carried his armor, “Take your sword and kill me. Then those foreigners can’t hurt me and make fun of me.” But Saul’s helper was scared and refused to kill him.