Psalms 46:9
(46:10) He causeth wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in pieces; he burneth wagons in the fire.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
8(46:9) Come, look at the deeds of the Lord, who hath made desolations on the earth.
Cross References
Joshua 11:6And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for tomorrow about this time will I give all of them up slain before Israel: their horses shalt thou hamstring and their chariots shalt thou burn with fire.
1 Samuel 2:4The bow of the mighty is broken, and those that stumbled are girded with strength.
Psalms 76:3(76:4) There broke he the shining arrows of the bow, shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.
Isaiah 10:23For it is completed and decreed: the Lord, the Eternal of hosts will do it in the midst of all the land.
Isaiah 60:18There shall not be heard any wore violence in thy land, wasting and destruction within thy boundaries; but thou shalt call, Salvation, thy walls, and thy gates, Praise.
Ezekiel 39:9And the inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall burn and make fire for heating of the weapons, and shields and bucklers, of bows and of arrows, and of hand-staves, and of spears; and they shall feed with them the fire for seven years;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 46:7-11
Confidence in God. 6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 8 Come, behold the works of the Lord , what desolations he hath made in the earth. 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord… Read the whole commentary →