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)
Ephesians 6:17
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17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.(A)
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Ephesians 6:14
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14 Stand, therefore, and belt your waist with truth and put on the breastplate of righteousness(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:8
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8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.(A)
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Romans 13:12-14
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12 the night is far gone; the day is near. Let us then throw off[a] the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;(A) 13 let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.(B) 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.(C)
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- 13.12 Other ancient authorities read lay aside
Isaiah 51:9
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9 Awake, awake, put on strength,
O arm of the Lord!
Awake, as in days of old,
the generations of long ago!
Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces,
who pierced the dragon?(A)
Isaiah 11:5
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5 Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist
and faithfulness the belt around his loins.(A)
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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John 2:17
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17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”(A)
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Revelation 19:11
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The Rider on the White Horse
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages war.(A)
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Isaiah 9:7
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7 Great will be his authority,[a]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)
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Psalm 69:9
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9 It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;
the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.(A)
Job 29:14
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14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and a turban.(A)
Deuteronomy 32:35-43
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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)
37 Then he will say, ‘Where are their gods,
the rock in which they took refuge,(C)
38 who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their libations?
Let them rise up and help you;
let them be your protection!
39 See now that I, even I, am he;
there is no god besides me.
I kill, and I make alive;
I wound, and I heal;
and no one can deliver from my hand.(D)
40 For I lift up my hand to heaven
and swear, As I live forever,
41 when I whet my flashing sword
and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and will repay those who hate me.(E)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the long-haired enemy.’(F)
43 Praise, O heavens,[b] his people;
worship him, all you gods![c]
For he will avenge the blood of his children[d]
and take vengeance on his adversaries;
he will repay those who hate him[e]
and cleanse the land for his people.”[f](G)
2 Thessalonians 1:8
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8 in a fiery flame, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(A)
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2 Corinthians 6:7
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7 truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;(A)
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Isaiah 63:15
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A Prayer of Penitence
15 Look down from heaven and see,
from your holy and glorious habitation.
Where are your zeal and your might?
Your great pity and your compassion are withheld from me.(A)
Isaiah 63:3
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3 “I have trodden the winepress alone,
and from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
and trampled them in my wrath;
their juice spattered on my garments,
and I stained all my robes.(A)
Zechariah 1:14
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14 So the angel who spoke with me said to me, “Proclaim this message: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am very zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion,(A)
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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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