You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
Parallel translations
- WEB You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.
- KJV Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
- NKJV Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.
- NASB You will only look on with your eyes And see the retaliation against the wicked.
- NLT Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.
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Quick answer
The believer will witness God's just judgment on the wicked.
Overview
From the place of safety, the trusting one sees the "recompense" that befalls the wicked. The verse affirms God's righteous justice in the world. Such judgment is finally and perfectly administered by Christ, the appointed Judge of all (Acts 17:31).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
- Prov 3:25–26Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
- Ps 92:11My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
- Mal 1:5You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’”
- Ps 58:10–11The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Isa 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
- Heb 2:2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
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