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)
Zechariah 8:2
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2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am zealous for Zion with great zeal, and I am zealous for her with great wrath.(A)
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Exodus 20:5
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5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me(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)
Exodus 34:14
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14 for you shall worship no other god, because the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.(A)
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Joshua 24:19
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19 But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the Lord, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.(A)
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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
Isaiah 42:13
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13 The Lord goes forth like a soldier;
like a warrior he stirs up his fury;
he cries out; he shouts aloud;
he shows himself mighty against his foes.(A)
Deuteronomy 4:24
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24 For the Lord your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.(A)
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2 Peter 2:9
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9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial and to keep the unrighteous until the day of judgment, when they will be punished(A)
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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
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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Micah 5:15
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15 And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance
on the nations that did not obey.(A)
Joel 2:18
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God’s Response and Promise
18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land
and had pity on his people.(A)
Ezekiel 39:25
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25 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.(A)
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Ezekiel 6:12
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12 Those far off shall die of pestilence, those nearby shall fall by the sword, and any who are left and are spared shall die of famine. Thus I will spend my fury upon them.(A)
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Jeremiah 4:4
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4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;
remove the foreskin of your hearts,
O people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
or else my wrath will go forth like fire
and burn with no one to quench it,
because of the evil of your doings.(A)
Isaiah 51:20
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20 Your children have fainted;
they lie at the head of every street
like an antelope in a net;
they are full of the wrath of the Lord,
the rebuke of your God.(A)
Isaiah 51:17
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17 Rouse yourself, rouse yourself!
Stand up, O Jerusalem,
you who have drunk at the hand of the Lord
the cup of his wrath,
who have drunk to the dregs
the cup of staggering.(A)
Job 20:23
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23 To fill their belly to the full,
God[a] will send his fierce anger into them
and rain it upon them as their food.(A)
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- 20.23 Heb he
Deuteronomy 32:41-43
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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.(A)
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.’(B)
43 Praise, O heavens,[a] his people;
worship him, all you gods![b]
For he will avenge the blood of his children[c]
and take vengeance on his adversaries;
he will repay those who hate him[d]
and cleanse the land for his people.”[e](C)
Deuteronomy 32:34-35
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34 Is not this laid up in store with me,
sealed up in my treasuries,(A)
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.(B)
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- 32.35 Sam Gk: MT vengeance is mine
Leviticus 26:28
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28 I will continue hostile to you in fury; I in turn will punish you myself sevenfold for your sins.
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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
Romans 2:5-6
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5 But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.(A) 6 He will repay according to each one’s deeds:(B)
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