a.rits describes violent, oppressive people or nations who threaten, seize, or attack others.

The occurrences consistently portray hostile, forceful persons or groups: armed nations bring ruin, opponents hold prey or seek a life, and their pride, noise, or power is brought down. The adjective appears in both singular and plural forms, including construct plural forms in descriptions of nations.

1. Violent and oppressive opponents · dominant

   The adjective identifies threatening people or groups in contexts of attack, domination, and opposition. In Ezekiel 28:7 the construct plural occurs with foreign nations who draw swords and profane splendor; in Isaiah 25:4 the plural group's spirit is compared in the APB to a storm against a wall. Isaiah 49:25 concerns prey held by a singular opponent, while Psalm 86:14 describes a congregation that seeks the speaker's life.

   Ezekiel 28:7Ezekiel 32:12Isaiah 25:4Isaiah 49:25Jeremiah 15:21Psalm 86:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly uses “ruthless,” “ruthless nations,” or “ruthless ones” for the hostile persons and groups in view. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the broader portrayal but do not isolate every individual token.