King James Version
Psalms 7:12 in the King James Version says “If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.”
Psalms 7:12 · KJV
My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. My: Heb. My buckler is upon God
God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. judgeth: or, is a righteous judge
If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
KJV Study — Public Domain
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“If he turn”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“his sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
“he hath bent”
H1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
“and made it ready”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
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