Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

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Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done(A)
    and bring back on them what they deserve.(B)

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Reward 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.

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Give back to her as she has given;
    pay her back(A) double(B) for what she has done.
    Pour her a double portion from her own cup.(C)

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14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

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14 Alexander(A) the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.(B)

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12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

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Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon!(A) My reward is with me,(B) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(C)

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22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

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22 Consider therefore the kindness(A) and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue(B) in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.(C)

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Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

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God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”[a](A) To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(B) and immortality,(C) he will give eternal life.(D) But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(E) there will be wrath and anger.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12

10 Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

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10 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind(A) and you will devise an evil scheme.(B)

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17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

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17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(A)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing(B) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,(C)
    into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped(D) about him,
    like a belt tied forever around him.
20 May this be the Lord’s payment(E) to my accusers,
    to those who speak evil(F) of me.

21 But you, Sovereign Lord,
    help me for your name’s sake;(G)
    out of the goodness of your love,(H) deliver me.(I)

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10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

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10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(A)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.

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22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

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22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(A)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever.(B)
24 Pour out your wrath(C) on them;
    let your fierce anger overtake them.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become

12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;(A)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”(B)

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12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

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12 For the sins of their mouths,(A)
    for the words of their lips,(B)
    let them be caught in their pride.(C)
For the curses and lies they utter,
13     consume them in your wrath,
    consume them till they are no more.(D)
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
    that God rules over Jacob.(E)

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10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

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10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,(A)
    for they have rebelled(B) against you.

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