Isaiah 49:2
New King James Version
2 And He has made (A)My mouth like a sharp sword;
(B)In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me (C)a polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me.”
Isaiah 49:2
New American Standard Bible
2 He has made My (A)mouth like a sharp sword,
In the (B)shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a sharpened (C)arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.
Isaiah 49:2
Amplified Bible
2
He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has kept Me hidden;
And He has made Me a sharpened arrow,
In His quiver He has hidden Me.
Isaiah 49:2
King James Version
2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
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Hosea 6:5
New King James Version
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by (A)the words of My mouth;
And [a]your judgments are like light that goes forth.
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:5 Or the judgments on you
Hosea 6:5
New American Standard Bible
5 Therefore I have (A)cut them in pieces by the prophets;
I have slain them by the (B)words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that [a]shines.
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:5 Lit proceeds
Hosea 6:5
Amplified Bible
5
Therefore, I have hewn them in pieces by [the words of] the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of My mouth;
My judgments [pronounced upon them by the prophets] are like the light that shines forth [obvious to all].
Hosea 6:5
King James Version
5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
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Ephesians 6:17
New King James Version
17 And (A)take the helmet of salvation, and (B)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
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Ephesians 6:17
New American Standard Bible
17 And take (A)the helmet of salvation and the (B)sword of the Spirit, which is (C)the word of God.
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Ephesians 6:17
Amplified Bible
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.(A)
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Ephesians 6:17
King James Version
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
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Hebrews 4:12
New King James Version
12 For the word of God is (A)living and powerful, and (B)sharper than any (C)two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is (D)a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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Hebrews 4:12
New American Standard Bible
12 For (A)the word of God is (B)living and (C)active, and sharper than any two-edged (D)sword, even penetrating as far as the division of (E)soul and (F)spirit, of both joints and marrow, and (G)able to [a]judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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- Hebrews 4:12 Or discern
Hebrews 4:12
Amplified Bible
12 For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged [a]sword, penetrating as far as the division of the [b]soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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- Hebrews 4:12 In addition to “sword,” the word in Greek was used for the knife used by the priests to slit the throats of the sacrificial lambs and for the knife (scalpel) used by a surgeon.
- Hebrews 4:12 “soul and spirit” used here to emphasize the whole person, not two separate entities as in other passages.
Hebrews 4:12
King James Version
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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