35 (A)Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;
Their foot shall slip in due time;
(B)For the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things to come hasten upon them.’

36 “For(C) the Lord will judge His people
(D)And have compassion on His servants,
When He sees that their power is gone,
And (E)there is no one remaining, bond or free.

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35 It is mine to avenge;(A) I will repay.(B)
    In due time their foot will slip;(C)
their day of disaster is near
    and their doom rushes upon them.(D)

36 The Lord will vindicate his people(E)
    and relent(F) concerning his servants(G)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave(H) or free.[a]

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader

43 “Rejoice,(A) O Gentiles, with His [a]people;
For He will (B)avenge the blood of His servants,
And render vengeance to His adversaries;
He (C)will provide atonement for His land and His people.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:43 DSS fragment adds And let all the gods (angels) worship Him; cf. LXX and Heb. 1:6

43 Rejoice,(A) you nations, with his people,[a][b]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;(B)
he will take vengeance on his enemies(C)
    and make atonement for his land and people.(D)

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
  2. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /

19 Beloved, (A)do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, (B)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

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19 Do not take revenge,(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](B) says the Lord.

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  1. Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35

Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under (A)the altar (B)the souls of those who had been slain (C)for the word of God and for (D)the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, (E)“How long, O Lord, (F)holy and true, (G)until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a (H)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them (I)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

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When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under(A) the altar(B) the souls of those who had been slain(C) because of the word of God(D) and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(E) Sovereign Lord,(F) holy and true,(G) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(H) and avenge our blood?”(I) 11 Then each of them was given a white robe,(J) and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,[a] were killed just as they had been.(K)

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  1. Revelation 6:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.

30 For we know Him who said, (A)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” [a]says the Lord. And again, (B)“The Lord will judge His people.” 31 (C)It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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  1. Hebrews 10:30 NU omits says the Lord

30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](A) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[b](B) 31 It is a dreadful thing(C) to fall into the hands(D) of the living God.(E)

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  1. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:35
  2. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14

11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion!
(A)Declare His deeds among the people.
12 (B)When He avenges blood, He remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the [a]humble.

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  1. Psalm 9:12 afflicted

11 Sing the praises(A) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(B)
    proclaim among the nations(C) what he has done.(D)
12 For he who avenges blood(E) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(F)

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17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,
And all the [a]nations (A)that forget God.
18 (B)For the needy shall not always be forgotten;
(C)The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

19 Arise, O Lord,
Do not let man prevail;
Let the [b]nations be judged in Your sight.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord,
That the [c]nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah

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  1. Psalm 9:17 Gentiles
  2. Psalm 9:19 Gentiles
  3. Psalm 9:20 Gentiles

17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(A)
    all the nations that forget God.(B)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(C) of the afflicted(D) will never perish.

19 Arise,(E) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(F)
    let the nations be judged(G) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(H) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(I)

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11 But the Lord is (A)with me as a mighty, awesome One.
Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not (B)prevail.
They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper.
Their (C)everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.
12 But, O Lord of hosts,
You who (D)test the righteous,
And see the [a]mind and heart,
(E)Let me see Your vengeance on them;
For I have pleaded my cause before You.

13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
For (F)He has delivered the life of the poor
From the hand of evildoers.

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  1. Jeremiah 20:12 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

11 But the Lord(A) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors(B) will stumble and not prevail.(C)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;(D)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.
12 Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
    and probe the heart and mind,(E)
let me see your vengeance(F) on them,
    for to you I have committed(G) my cause.

13 Sing(H) to the Lord!
    Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues(I) the life of the needy
    from the hands of the wicked.(J)

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