Hebrews 10:30
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30 For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.”[a] And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”(A)
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- 10.30 Other ancient authorities add says the Lord
Deuteronomy 32:35-36
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35 for the day of vengeance[a] and recompense,
for the time when their foot shall slip?
Because the day of their calamity is at hand;
their doom comes swiftly.(A)
36 Indeed, the Lord will vindicate his people,
have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone,
neither bond nor free remaining.(B)
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- 32.35 Sam Gk: MT vengeance is mine
Romans 12:19
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19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God,[a] for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”(A)
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- 12.19 Gk the wrath
Nahum 1:2
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The Consuming Wrath of God
2 A jealous and avenging God is the Lord;
the Lord is avenging and wrathful;
the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries
and prolongs it against his enemies.(A)
Psalm 50:4
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4 He calls to the heavens above
and to the earth, that he may judge his people:(A)
2 Corinthians 5:10
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10 For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive due recompense for actions done in the body, whether good or evil.(A)
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Psalm 135:14
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14 For the Lord will vindicate his people
and have compassion on his servants.(A)
Psalm 96:13
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13 before the Lord, for he is coming,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with his truth.(A)
Romans 13:4
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4 for it is God’s agent for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority[a] does not bear the sword in vain! It is the agent of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.
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- 13.4 Gk it
Isaiah 61:2
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2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,(A)
Psalm 98:9
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9 at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with equity.(A)
Ezekiel 18:30
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30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, all of you according to your ways, says the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin.[a](A)
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- 18.30 Or so that they shall not be a stumbling block of iniquity to you
Ezekiel 34:17
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17 As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats:(A)
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Isaiah 63:4
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4 For the day of vengeance was in my mind,
and the year for my redeeming work had come.(A)
Isaiah 59:17
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17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate
and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing
and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle.(A)
Psalm 94:1
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Psalm 94
God the Avenger of the Righteous
1 O Lord, you God of vengeance,
you God of vengeance, shine forth!(A)
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