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Psalms 7:13

He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

KJV

Nisi conversi fueritis, gladium suum vibrabit ; arcum suum tetendit, et paravit illum.

Vulgate

ἐὰν μὴ ἐπιστραφῆτε, τὴν ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ στιλβώσει· τὸ τόξον αὐτοῦ ἐνέτεινεν, καὶ ἡτοίμασεν αὐτό·

LXX

He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery shafts.

ASV

אִם לֹ֣א יָ֭שׁוּב חַרְבּ֣/וֹ יִלְט֑וֹשׁ קַשְׁתּ֥/וֹ דָ֝רַ֗ךְ וַֽ/יְכוֹנְנֶֽ/הָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
לְטוֹשׁ
ltvsh
verb · 5×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 63×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×
קֶ֣שֶׁת
qsht
noun · 76×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Thess 1:6 — Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
  • Esth 5:14 — Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily
  • Hab 3:11 — The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
  • Hab 3:13 — Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
  • Isa 59:4 — None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
  • Ps 18:14 — Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
  • Ps 45:5 — Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
  • Ps 64:7 — But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
  • Rev 6:10 — And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
  • Rev 16:6 — For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.