Isaiah 47:3

King James Version

³Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

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Isaiah 47:3

New International Version

³Your nakedness^(A) will be exposed
and your shame^(B) uncovered.
I will take vengeance;^(C)
I will spare no one.^(D)”

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Nahum 3:5

King James Version

⁵Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

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Nahum 3:5

New International Version

⁵“I am against^(A) you,” declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will lift your skirts^(B) over your face.
I will show the nations your nakedness^(C)
and the kingdoms your shame.

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Revelation 18:20

King James Version

²⁰Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

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Revelation 18:20

New International Version

²⁰“Rejoice over her, you heavens!^(A)
    Rejoice, you people of God!
    Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
    with the judgment she imposed on you.”^(B)

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Revelation 18:5-8

King James Version

⁵For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

⁶Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

⁷How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

⁸Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

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Revelation 18:5-8

New International Version

⁵for her sins are piled up to heaven,^(A)
    and God has remembered^(B) her crimes.
⁶Give back to her as she has given;
    pay her back^(C) double^(D) for what she has done.
    Pour her a double portion from her own cup.^(E)
⁷Give her as much torment and grief
    as the glory and luxury she gave herself.^(F)
In her heart she boasts,
    ‘I sit enthroned as queen.
I am not a widow;^[a]
    I will never mourn.’^(G)
⁸Therefore in one day^(H) her plagues will overtake her:
    death, mourning and famine.
She will be consumed by fire,^(I)
    for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.

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Footnotes

Revelation 18:7 See Isaiah 47:7,8.

Revelation 16:19

King James Version

¹⁹And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

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Revelation 16:19

New International Version

¹⁹The great city^(A) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered^(B) Babylon the Great^(C) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.^(D)

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Revelation 6:9-10

King James Version

⁹And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

¹⁰And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

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Revelation 6:9-10

New International Version

⁹When 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. ¹⁰They 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)

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Hebrews 10:30-31

King James Version

³⁰For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

³¹It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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Hebrews 10:30-31

New International Version

³⁰For 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) ³¹It is a dreadful thing^(C) to fall into the hands^(D) of the living God.^(E)

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Footnotes

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

Romans 12:19

King James Version

¹⁹Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

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Romans 12:19

New International Version

¹⁹Do 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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Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35

Ezekiel 16:37

King James Version

³⁷Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.

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Ezekiel 16:37

New International Version

³⁷therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip^(A) you in front of them, and they will see you stark naked.^(B)

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Jeremiah 51:56

King James Version

⁵⁶Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.

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Jeremiah 51:56

New International Version

⁵⁶A destroyer^(A) will come against Babylon;
    her warriors will be captured,
    and their bows will be broken.^(B)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
    he will repay^(C) in full.

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Jeremiah 51:34-36

King James Version

³⁴Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

³⁵The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

³⁶Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

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Jeremiah 51:34-36

New International Version

³⁴“Nebuchadnezzar^(A) king of Babylon has devoured^(B) us,^(C)
    he has thrown us into confusion,
    he has made us an empty jar.
Like a serpent he has swallowed us
    and filled his stomach with our delicacies,
    and then has spewed^(D) us out.
³⁵May the violence^(E) done to our flesh^[a] be on Babylon,”
    say the inhabitants of Zion.
“May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia,”
    says Jerusalem.^(F)

³⁶Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“See, I will defend your cause^(G)
and avenge^(H) you;
I will dry up^(I) her sea
and make her springs dry.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 51:35 Or done to us and to our children

Jeremiah 51:20-24

King James Version

²⁰Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

²¹And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

²²With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;

²³I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

²⁴And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the Lord.

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Jeremiah 51:20-24

New International Version

²⁰“You are my war club,^(A)
    my weapon for battle—
with you I shatter^(B) nations,^(C)
    with you I destroy kingdoms,
²¹with you I shatter horse and rider,^(D)
    with you I shatter chariot^(E) and driver,
²²with you I shatter man and woman,
    with you I shatter old man and youth,
    with you I shatter young man and young woman,^(F)
²³with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
    with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
    with you I shatter governors and officials.^(G)

²⁴“Before your eyes I will repay^(H) Babylon^(I) and all who live in Babylonia^[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35

Jeremiah 51:11

King James Version

¹¹Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.

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Jeremiah 51:11

New International Version

¹¹“Sharpen the arrows,^(A)
    take up the shields!^(B)
The Lord has stirred up the kings^(C) of the Medes,^(D)
    because his purpose^(E) is to destroy Babylon.
The Lord will take vengeance,^(F)
    vengeance for his temple.^(G)

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