War: Evils of

Scripture references

2Sa 2:26 Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not
Psa 46:8 Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.
Psa 79:1–3 A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance;
Psa 137:9 Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
Isa 3:5, 25, 26 The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor
Isa 5:29, 30 Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They
Isa 6:11, 12 Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities
Isa 9:5, 19–21 For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood
Isa 13:15, 16 Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die
Isa 15:1 This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a
Isa 16:9, 10 So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and
Isa 18:6 They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, and to the beasts of
Isa 19:2–16 “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against
Isa 32:13, 14 and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even
Isa 33:8, 9 The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been
Isa 34:7–15 And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong
Jer 4:19–31 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My
Jer 5:16, 17 Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men. / They
Jer 6:24–26 We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us,
Jer 7:33, 34 The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air
Jer 8:16, 17 The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the
Jer 9:10–21 I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over