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1 Samuel 2:4

The bow of the mighty men are broken, 1 but those who stumble put on strength like a belt. 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Boast no more so very proudly; 1 let no arrogance come out of your mouth. 1 For Yahweh is a God of knowledge; 1 by him actions are weighed. 1

5Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread; 1 those who were hungry have stopped being hungry. 1 Even the barren one gives birth to seven, 1 but the woman who has many children languishes. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked people will be broken, 1 but Yahweh supports the righteous people. 1

Psalms 46:10Be quiet and know that I am God; 1 I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted on the earth. 1

Isaiah 10:4Nothing remains, and you crouch among the prisoners or fall among the killed. 1 In all these things, his anger does not subside; instead, his hand is still stretched out. 1

Jeremiah 37:10Even if you had defeated the entire Chaldean army that is fighting you so that only wounded men were left in their tents, they would get up and burn this city.”

2 Corinthians 4:9We are persecuted but not forsaken. We are struck down but not destroyed.

Ephesians 6:14Stand, therefore, after you have put on the belt of truth and the breastplate of righteousness.

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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