Psalm 7:12 “If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and st…”

Psalm 7:12

If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

World English Bible

If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.

American Standard Version

If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready;

Geneva Bible 1599

Except he turne, he hath whet his sword: he hath bent his bowe and made it readie.

Darby Translation

If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,

Young's Literal Translation

If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth it,

Bible in Basic English

If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.

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Cross references

“If”

Acts 3:19 Matthew 3:10 Psalm 85:4 Ezekiel 18:30 Ezekiel 33:11 Isaiah 55:6

Acts 3:19 · BSB

Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Matthew 3:10 · BSB

The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Psalm 85:4 · BSB

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

Ezekiel 18:30 · BSB

Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

Ezekiel 33:11 · BSB

Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you…

Isaiah 55:6 · BSB

Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

“he will”

Deuteronomy 32:41 Isaiah 27:1 Isaiah 34:5 Ezekiel 21:9–11 Ezekiel 21:23

Deuteronomy 32:41 · BSB

when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.

Isaiah 27:1 · BSB

In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

Isaiah 34:5 · BSB

When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.

Ezekiel 21:9–11 · BSB

“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

Ezekiel 21:23 · BSB

It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.

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

In context

11God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.

13He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.

Read Psalm 7