Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
Parallel translations
- WEB until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’
- KJV Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
- BSB until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
- NASB Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” ’
- NLT until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”’
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Quick answer
The Lord promises to make Christ's enemies a footstool for His feet. It declares Christ's certain triumph and reign.
Overview
The footstool image signals complete victory over every opposing power. The exalted Christ reigns until all enemies are subdued. This assures believers that Jesus' rule is sovereign and His final triumph secure.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Rom 16:20And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Rev 19:19I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.
- Isa 60:14The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet. They will call you Yahweh’s City, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isa 59:18According to their deeds, he will repay as appropriate, wrath to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; he will repay the islands their due.
- Rev 20:8–15and he will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
- Ps 72:9Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
- Gen 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
- Isa 63:4–6For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed has come.
- Luke 20:16–18He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”
- Ps 18:40–42You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
- Luke 19:27But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”
- Josh 10:24–25When they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him, “Come near. Put your feet on the necks of these kings.” They came near, and put their feet on their necks.
- Isa 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; Then you will know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.”
- Ps 21:8–12Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
- Ps 2:8–12Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
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