Psalm 10:15 “Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his…”

Psalm 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

World English Bible

Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.

American Standard Version

Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Geneva Bible 1599

Breake thou the arme of the wicked and malicious: searche his wickednes, and thou shalt finde none.

Darby Translation

Break thou the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.

Young's Literal Translation

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

Bible in Basic English

Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

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Cross references

“Break”

Psalm 37:17 Job 38:15 Zechariah 11:17 Psalm 3:7 Ezekiel 30:21 Ezekiel 30:22

Psalm 37:17 · BSB

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Job 38:15 · BSB

Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.

Zechariah 11:17 · BSB

Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

Psalm 3:7 · BSB

Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Ezekiel 30:21 · BSB

“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.

Ezekiel 30:22 · BSB

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.

“seek”

Zephaniah 1:12 Psalm 7:9 Jeremiah 2:34 Ezekiel 23:48 2 Kings 21:12–15

Zephaniah 1:12 · BSB

And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

Psalm 7:9 · BSB

Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.

Jeremiah 2:34 · BSB

Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things

Ezekiel 23:48 · BSB

So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.

2 Kings 21:12–15 · BSB

this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

16The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

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