KJV King James Version
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
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1 Samuel 2:10
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
WEB World English Bible
Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
ASV American Standard Version
They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jehovah—broken down are His adversaries, Against them in the heavens He thundereth: Jehovah judgeth the ends of earth, And giveth strength to His king, And exalteth the horn of His anointed.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 2
7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them.
9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
12 Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
13 And the priests’ custom with the people [was, that], when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יְהוָ֞הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDיֵחַ֣תּוּH5181 · na.chatto descendמְרִיבָ֗יוH7378 · rivto contendעָלָיו֙H5921 · aluponבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםH8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenיַרְעֵ֔םH7481 · ra.amto thunderיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDיָדִ֣יןH1777 · dinto judgeאַפְסֵי־H657 · e.phesendאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְיִתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveעֹ֣זH5797 · ozstrengthלְמַלְכּ֔וֹH4428 · me.lekhkingוְיָרֵ֖םH7311 · rumto exaltקֶ֥רֶןH7161 · qe.renhornמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פH4899 · ma.shi.achanointed
Cross-references
Psalm 2:9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.Psalm 89:24But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.Psalm 18:13-14The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.Psalm 96:13Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.Psalm 21:7-9For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.Psalm 20:6Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.Psalm 92:9-10For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.Psalm 98:9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.1 Samuel 7:10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.Psalm 21:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!Judges 5:31So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but [let] them that love him [be] as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.Psalm 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],Psalm 68:1-2To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.Matthew 25:31-32When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:Psalm 50:1-6A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, [even] the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
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