'By the Sword' in the Bible

Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the fight;

All that are found shall be thrust through; and every one that is in league with them shall fall by the sword.

And Asshur shall fall by the sword, not of a great man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary;

Behold, I will put a spirit into him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.