Bible Strands
Job 19:29
then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job addresses his three friends who are pressing him to admit hidden guilt and accept their persecution. He delivers this warning at the conclusion of his rebuttal to their accusations.
The words — The Hebrew גּוּרוּ (gu.ru) commands "be afraid," directly linked to חֶרֶב (che.rev) for "sword." The prepositional phrase מִפְּנֵי חֶרֶב (mi-penei che.rev) literally means "from the face of the sword."
The thread — The linkage of divine wrath, sword-like punishment, and certain judgment appears in Job 13:7 regarding speaking deceitfully for God and Ecclesiastes 12:14 on God bringing every deed into judgment.
Why it lands — The text first states that wrath executes punishment through the sword so that observers may recognize a coming judgment. It requires readers to abandon self-justifying arguments and acknowledge the inescapable reality of divine reckoning.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Cross-references
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Job 13:7 Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
- Job 15:22 He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
- Job 22:4 Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
- Psalms 1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
- Psalms 9:7 But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
- Psalms 58:10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Matthew 7:1 “Do not judge, or you will be judged.
- Romans 13:1 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.