Bible Verses About The Sword: Often sent as a punishment

From the dayes of our fathers haue we bin in a great trespasse vnto this day, and for our iniquities haue we, our Kings, and our Priestes bene deliuered into the hand of the kings of the lands, vnto the sword, into captiuitie, into a spoyle, and into confusion of face, as appeareth this day.

And hee gaue vp his people to the sworde, and was angrie with his inheritance.