Deuteronomy 32:35-36
New King James Version
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.
Deuteronomy 32:43
New King James Version
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.”
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:43 DSS fragment adds And let all the gods (angels) worship Him; cf. LXX and Heb. 1:6
Romans 12:19
New King James Version
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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Revelation 6:9-11
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Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs
9 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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Hebrews 10:30-31
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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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- Hebrews 10:30 NU omits says the Lord
Psalm 9:11-12
New King James Version
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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 9:12 afflicted
Psalm 9:17-20
New King James Version
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
Footnotes
- Psalm 9:17 Gentiles
- Psalm 9:19 Gentiles
- Psalm 9:20 Gentiles
Jeremiah 20:11-13
New King James Version
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.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 20:12 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
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