Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The bows of the warriors are broken,
but the feeble are clothed with strength.

New American Standard Bible

The bows of the mighty are shattered,
But the feeble gird on strength.

King James Version

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

International Standard Version

The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble are equipped with strength.

A Conservative Version

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength.

American Standard Version

The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Amplified


“The bows of the mighty are broken,
But those who have stumbled equip themselves with strength.

Bible in Basic English

The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

Darby Translation

The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Julia Smith Translation

The bows of the mighty being broken, and the weak were girded with strength.

King James 2000

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are clothed with strength.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The bows of mighty warriors [are] shattered, but those who stumble gird [themselves with] strength.

Modern King James verseion

The bows of the mighty are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The bows of the strong are broken: and the weak are endued with strength.

NET Bible

The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.

New Heart English Bible

"The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

The Emphasized Bible

The bow of the mighty, is dismayed, - While, the fainting, are girded with strength;

Webster

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

World English Bible

"The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

Youngs Literal Translation

Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The bows
קשׁת 
Qesheth 
Usage: 75

of the mighty men
גּבּר גּבּור 
Gibbowr 
Usage: 159

חת 
Chath 
Usage: 9

אזר 
'azar 
Usage: 16

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Hannah's Triumphant Prayer

3 Do not boast so proudly,
or let arrogant words come out of your mouth,
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and actions are weighed by Him.
4 The bows of the warriors are broken,
but the feeble are clothed with strength.
5 Those who are full hire themselves out for food,
but those who are starving hunger no more.
The woman who is childless gives birth to seven,
but the woman with many sons pines away.



Cross References

Psalm 37:15

Their swords will enter their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

Psalm 46:9

He makes wars cease throughout the earth.
He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces;
He burns up the chariots.

Psalm 76:3

There He shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.Selah

Hebrews 11:34

quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength after being weak, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

Psalm 37:17

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord supports the righteous.

Isaiah 10:4

There will be nothing to do
except crouch among the prisoners
or fall among the slain.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.

Jeremiah 37:10

Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army that is fighting with you, and there remained among them only the badly wounded men, each in his tent, they would get up and burn this city down.”

2 Corinthians 4:9-10

we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.

Ephesians 6:14

Stand, therefore,

with truth like a belt around your waist,
righteousness like armor on your chest,

Philippians 4:13

I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me.

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