Then Abner called to Joab,“ Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?”

押尼珥呼叫约押说：“刀剑岂可永远杀人吗？你岂不知终久必有苦楚吗？你要等何时才叫百姓回去、不追赶弟兄呢？”

押尼珥呼叫约押说：“刀剑岂可永远吞噬呢？你岂不知，结局必是痛苦的吗？你要等到何时才叫百姓回去，不追赶他们的弟兄呢？”

押尼珥呼叫约押说：“刀剑岂可永远吞噬呢？你岂不知，结局必是痛苦的吗？你要等到何时才叫百姓回去，不追赶他们的弟兄呢？”

押尼珥向约押喊道：“我们非要无休止地杀下去吗？难道你不知道这样下去必有苦果吗？你什么时候才命你的人停止追杀自己的同胞呢？”

押尼珥对约押喊叫，说：“刀剑要不停地杀人吗？你不知道结局是痛苦的吗？你要等到什么时候才吩咐人民转去，不追赶自己的兄弟呢？”

押尼珥呼叫約押說：「刀劍豈可永遠殺人嗎？你豈不知終久必有苦楚嗎？你要等何時才叫百姓回去、不追趕弟兄呢？」

押尼珥呼叫約押說：「刀劍豈可永遠吞噬呢？你豈不知，結局必是痛苦的嗎？你要等到何時才叫百姓回去，不追趕他們的弟兄呢？」

押尼珥呼叫約押說：「刀劍豈可永遠吞噬呢？你豈不知，結局必是痛苦的嗎？你要等到何時才叫百姓回去，不追趕他們的弟兄呢？」

押尼珥向約押喊道：「我們非要無休止地殺下去嗎？難道你不知道這樣下去必有苦果嗎？你什麼時候才命你的人停止追殺自己的同胞呢？」

押尼珥對約押喊叫，說：“刀劍要不停地殺人嗎？你不知道結局是痛苦的嗎？你要等到甚麼時候才吩咐人民轉去，不追趕自己的兄弟呢？”

押尼珥呼叫約押，說：『刀劍哪可永久吞滅人呢？你豈不知終久必有苦辣事麼？要等到幾時你才吩咐眾民回去、而不追趕自己的族弟兄呢？』

押尼珥向約押呼喊，說：「難道刀劍要永久吞噬下去嗎？你不知道結局將是苦果嗎？你要到什麼時候才吩咐大家轉回不追趕自己的兄弟呢？」

押尼珥呼約押曰、刃之吞人、永不已乎、豈不知終必有苦乎、民追兄弟、爾不止之、將至何時、

押尼耳呼約押曰、以刃擊人、何久不已、豈不知、及其終也、必有困苦。民追同儔、爾不止之、將至何時。

押尼珥呼約押曰、豈可任刃傷人永不已乎、豈不知終必苦乎、民追其兄弟、爾不止之、將至何時、

Abner called out to Joab,“ Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”

Abner called out to Joab,“ Do you want our swords to keep on killing us off? Don’t you know that all this fighting will end in bitter feelings? How long will it be before you order your men to stop chasing their fellow Israelites?”

Abner shouted down to Joab,“ Must we always be killing each other? Don’t you realize that bitterness is the only result? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?”

Then Abner called out to Joab,“ Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

Then Abner called to Joab and said,“ Should the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that it will be bitter in the end? So how long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from pursuing their kinsmen?”

Then Abner called to Joab and said,“ Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?”

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

Then Abner called out to Joab:“ Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

Then Abner called out to Joab,“ Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?”

Then Abner called to Joab, and said,“ Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”

“ Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol; proclaim in Memphis and Tahpanhes; say,‘ Stand ready and be prepared, for the sword shall devour around you.’

And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying,‘ Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’

That day is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, to avenge himself on his foes. The sword shall devour and be sated and drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord God of hosts holds a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

“ How long will you torment me and break me in pieces with words?

but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

“ How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and then we will speak.

And Abner said to Joab,“ Let the young men arise and compete before us.” And Joab said,“ Let them arise.”

O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

How long must I see the standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Upon all the bare heights in the desert destroyers have come, for the sword of the Lord devours from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace.

And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side, so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is at Gibeon.

David said to the messenger,“ Thus shall you say to Joab,‘ Do not let this matter displease you, for the sword devours now one and now another. Strengthen your attack against the city and overthrow it.’ And encourage him.”

In vain have I struck your children; they took no correction; your own sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.

The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them because of their own counsels.