1 Samuel 2:4

The bow of the mighty has waxed feeble, and the weak have girded themselves with strength.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

In Context

3Boast not, and utter not high things; let not high-sounding words come out of your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and God prepares his own designs.

5They that were full of bread are brought low; and the hungry have forsaken the land; for the barren has born seven, and she that abounded in children has waxed feeble.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:17For I said, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.

Psalms 46:10The rulers of the people are assembled with the God of Abraam: for God's mighty ones of the earth have been greatly exalted.

Isaiah 10:4that ye may not fall into + 10:4 Heb. and Alex. + ‘and they shall fall under the slain’.captivity? For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:2-11

Hannah's Song. ( b. c. 1137.) 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord , mine horn is exalted in the Lord : my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord : for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that… Read the whole commentary →

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