it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a
Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to des
Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.
He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail
I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumbl
You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the
He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!
It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height