For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
Parallel translations
- WEB For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me,” says the Lord, “I will repay.” Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
- KJV For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
- NKJV For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- NASB For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- NLT For we know the one who said, “I will take revenge. I will pay them back.” He also said, “The Lord will judge his own people.”
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Quick answer
We know that vengeance and judgment belong to God, who will repay and judge his people. God himself will hold all accountable.
Overview
Quoting Deuteronomy 32, the author grounds the warning in God's own character as the righteous judge. 'Vengeance belongs to me' and 'The Lord will judge his people' remind readers that God will deal justly with both the rebellious and his own. This certainty of divine judgment reinforces the call to faithfulness.
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Cross-references · 15
- Deut 32:35–36Vengeance 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.”
- 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.
- Ps 50:4He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
- 2 Cor 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- Ps 135:14For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
- Ps 96:13before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Ps 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- Isa 61:2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
- Rom 13:4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
- Ps 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
- Ezek 18:30Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
- Ezek 34:17This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.
- Isa 63:4For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
- Isa 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
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