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    "figure_name": "Sword Imagery",
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    "reader_category": "Military and judicial force / Sword imagery",
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    "technical_definition": "A biblical weapon motif in which sword language may portray literal warfare, divine judgment, hostile speech, judicial division, or the exposing and conquering force of divine revelation.",
    "source_hint": "Draft-normalized sword imagery review; distinguish literal battle narratives from metaphorical speech, judgment, and word-of-God uses.",
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      "reference": "Gen. 3:24",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "a flaming sword which turned every way",
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      "reference": "Deut. 32:41",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "if I whet my glittering sword",
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      "reference": "Josh. 5:13",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "a man... with his sword drawn",
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      "page_slug": "sword-imagery",
      "reference": "Ps. 57:4",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "their tongue a sharp sword",
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      "reference": "Prov. 12:18",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "piercings of a sword",
      "explanation": "Sword imagery compares rash speech to wounding violence.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Isa. 49:2",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "made my mouth like a sharp sword",
      "explanation": "Sword imagery describes the servant’s powerful prophetic speech.",
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      "reference": "Ezek. 21:9",
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      "reference": "Matt. 10:34",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "not to send peace, but a sword",
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      "reference": "Eph. 6:17",
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