Joel 3:10
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
חֲנִית
chănîyth
a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
Key Terms in This Verse
חֶרֶב chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Study H2719 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before ...
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against...
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation,...
But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
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