1 Samuel 2:4
The bow of the mighty, is dismayed,—While, the fainting, are girded with strength;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 37:17For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
Psalms 46:10Let be! and know that, I, am God, I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Isaiah 10:4Without me, one hath bowed under a prisoner Yea under the slain, do they fall! For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched.
Jeremiah 37:10For though ye had smitten all the force of the Chaldeans who are fighting with you and there had remained of them only desperately wounded men, yet, every man in his tent, should have arisen and burnt this city with fire.
2 Corinthians 4:9Pursued, but not abandoned, thrown down, but not destroyed;—
Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore,—having girded your loins with truth, and put on 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 →