Quotes About Strength

Ebed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,

But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you fear.

they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.

When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,

and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.

“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!

Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!

“The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.

Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?

Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.

As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.

Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them—the time of their punishment.

ëFlee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.í

How can you say, ëWe are warriors, mighty men ready for battleí?

The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.

For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.

Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moabís warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edomís mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elamís bow, the mainstay of their might.

They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.

Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!

“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.