O LORD, the God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
Genesis 4:15 The LORD replied, "No, for I will give a seven-fold punishment to anyone who kills you." (see verses 3-16)
Genesis 4:24
"If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times,
then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"
(see verses 3-16)
Leviticus 21:18 "And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins." (see verses 14-45)
Deuteronomy 32:35
" 'I will take revenge; I will pay them back.
In due time their feet will slip.
Their day of disaster will arrive,
and their destiny will overtake them.' " (see verses 1-43)
Psalm 79:12
O LORD, pay back our neighbors seven times
for the scorn they have hurled at you. (see all Psalm 79)
Isaiah 35:4
Say to those with fearful hearts,
"Be strong, and do not fear,
for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you." (see all chapter 35)
Jeremiah 51:56
"Destroying armies come against Babylon.
Her mighty men are captured,
and their weapons break in their hands.
For the LORD is a God who gives just punishment;
he always repays in full." (see verses 54-58)
Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous God,
filled with vengeance and rage.
He takes revenge on all who oppose him
and continues to rage against his enemies! (see all Nahum)
Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?" "No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!" (see verses 21-35)
Romans 12:19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
"I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,"
says the LORD. (Deuteronomy 32:35)
(see verses 9-21)
(parentheses are mine)
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.
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