“And you, son of man, prophesy, and clap your hands together. Let the sword strike twice, even three times! It is a sword for slaughter, a sword for the great slaughter surrounding them.

I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.

I will scatter you among the nations and unsheathe the sword after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will become a waste.

The Lord your God will deliver it over to you and you must kill every single male by the sword.

He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag’s people with the sword.

He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

The king ordered, “Get me a sword!” So they placed a sword before the king.

The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, bringing death and destruction, and they did as they pleased with their enemies.

He does not expect to escape from darkness; he is marked for the sword;

If his children increase – it is for the sword! His offspring never have enough to eat.

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

All of them are skilled with a sword, well-trained in the art of warfare. Each has his sword at his side, to guard against the terrors of the night.

But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.

like heat in a dry land, you humble the boasting foreigners. Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, so he causes the song of tyrants to cease.

Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will be totally destroyed.

They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times.

Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”

The Lord says, “The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves.

How long will you cry out, ‘Oh, sword of the Lord, how long will it be before you stop killing? Go back into your sheath! Stay there and rest!’

“Destructive forces will come against the Babylonians,” says the Lord. “They will come against the people who inhabit Babylonia, against her leaders and her men of wisdom.