But those who hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction; He will not hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB and repays those who hate him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be slack to him who hates him. He will repay him to his face.
- KJV And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
- NKJV and He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be slack with him who hates Him; He will repay him to his face.
- NASB but He repays those who hate Him to their faces, to eliminate them; He will not hesitate toward him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face.
- NLT But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him.
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Quick answer
God repays those who hate him with destruction, and he will not delay. His justice is as certain as his covenant love.
Overview
Alongside steadfast love stands God's righteous judgment on those who persist in hating him. He is not slack but will surely repay. This sober warning balances grace with holiness and points to the final judgment, from which only those covered by Christ are delivered.
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- Isa 59:18So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
- Rom 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- Nah 1:2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
- Deut 32:25Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.
- Deut 7:9Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
- Exod 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Deut 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- Prov 11:31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
- John 15:23–24Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
- 2 Pet 3:9–10The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- Ps 21:8–9Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- Deut 32:41when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
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