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42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
    and my sword shall devour flesh—
With the blood of the slain and the captured,
    from the long-haired heads of the enemy.

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42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,(A)
    while my sword devours flesh:(B)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

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12 God is a just judge, powerful and patient,[a]
    not exercising anger every day.
13 If one does not repent,
    God sharpens his sword,
    strings and readies the bow,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:12 Powerful and patient: the inclusion of these words is drawn from the Septuagint tradition concerning this verse.

12 If he does not relent,(A)
    he[a] will sharpen his sword;(B)
    he will bend and string his bow.(C)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God

14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
    the Most High made his voice resound.(A)

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14 He shot his arrows(A) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(B) he routed them.(C)

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16 When I loose against you the deadly arrows of starvation that I am sending to destroy you, I will increase starvation and will break your staff of bread.(A)

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16 When I shoot at you with my deadly and destructive arrows of famine, I will shoot to destroy you. I will bring more and more famine upon you and cut off your supply of food.(A)

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