Far be it from You to act in this manner, to kill the righteous with the wicked. And far be it from You, that the righteous should be as the wicked. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Psalm 7:12 - Modern King James Version If he does not turn, He will whet His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If a man does not turn and repent, [God] will whet His sword; He has strung and bent His [huge] bow and made it ready [by treading it with His foot]. American Standard Version (1901) If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready; Common English Bible If someone doesn’t change their ways, God will sharpen his sword, will bend his bow, will string an arrow. Catholic Public Domain Version God is a just judge, strong and patient. How could he be angry throughout every day? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day? |
Far be it from You to act in this manner, to kill the righteous with the wicked. And far be it from You, that the righteous should be as the wicked. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause Your anger toward us to cease.
You have rebuked the heathen, You have destroyed the wicked, You have put out their name forever and ever.
In that day Jehovah with His great and fierce and strong sword shall punish the sea-monster, the darting serpent, the sea-monster, that twisting serpent; and He shall kill the monster in the sea.
For My sword bathed in the heavens. Behold, it shall come down on Edom, and on the people of My curse for judgment.
So I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one of you according to his ways, says the Lord Jehovah. Turn and be made to turn from all your sins; and iniquity shall not be your stumbling-block.
And it shall be to them an empty divining before their eyes, those who have sworn oaths to them. But He will remember iniquity, that they may be taken.
Say to them: As I live, says the Lord Jehovah, I have no delight in the death of the wicked, except in the turning of the wicked from his way, and so to live. Turn, turn from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?
And now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
Therefore repent and convert so that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
If I sharpen My glittering sword, and if My hand takes hold in judgment, I will give vengeance to My enemies and will reward those that hate Me.