The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
Parallel translations
- WEB Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.
- KJV The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
- NKJV The stouthearted were plundered; They have sunk into their sleep; And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
- NASB The stouthearted were plundered, They sank into sleep; And none of the warriors could use his hands.
- NLT Our boldest enemies have been plundered. They lie before us in the sleep of death. No warrior could lift a hand against us.
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The valiant enemy soldiers lie plundered in the sleep of death, unable to lift a hand.
Overview
The mighty warriors who threatened God's people are utterly helpless before Him, stripped and fallen. Their strength counts for nothing against the Lord of hosts. This vivid picture of defeated foes magnifies God's power to overthrow even the most formidable enemies of His people.
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- Nah 3:18O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
- Ps 13:3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
- Jer 51:39While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.
- Isa 46:12Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
- Luke 1:51–52He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
- Job 40:10–12Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
- Isa 31:8“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
- Ezek 30:21–25“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Isa 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
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