IfI sharpenMy flashingsword,And My handtakesholdon justice,I will rendervengeanceon My adversaries,And I will repaythose who hateMe.
For the LORDwill executejudgmentby fireAnd by His swordon allflesh,And those slainby the LORDwill be many.
In that daythe LORDwill punishLeviathanthe fleeingserpent,With His fierceand greatand mightysword,EvenLeviathanthe twistedserpent;And He will killthe dragonwho[lives] in the sea.
Ifa man does not repent,He will sharpenHis sword;He has bentHis bowand madeit ready.
treacherous,reckless,conceited,lovers of pleasureratherthanlovers of God,
becausethe mind seton the fleshis hostiletowardGod;for it does not subjectitself to the lawof God,for it is not evenable[to do so],
slanderers,haters of God,insolent,arrogant,boastful,inventorsof evil,disobedientto parents,
As it is writtenin Isaiahthe prophet:"BEHOLD,I SENDMY MESSENGERAHEADOF YOU, WHOWILL PREPAREYOUR WAY;
"You also,O Ethiopians,will be slainby My sword."
"You shall marka wayfor the swordto cometo Rabbahof the sonsof Ammon,and to Judahinto fortifiedJerusalem.
"SummonmanyagainstBabylon,Allthose who bendthe bow:Encampagainsther on everyside,Let there be noescape. Repayher according to her work;According to allthat she has done,[so] doto her; For she has becomearrogantagainstthe LORD,Againstthe HolyOneof Israel.
"A voiceof uproarfrom the city,a voicefrom the temple,The voiceof the LORDwho is renderingrecompenseto His enemies.
Accordingto [their] deeds,soHe will repay,Wrathto His adversaries,recompenseto His enemies;To the coastlandsHe will makerecompense.
Thereforethe LordGODof hosts,The MightyOneof Israel,declares,"Ah,I will be relievedof My adversariesAnd avengeMyself on My foes.
Vengeanceis Mine, and retribution,In due timetheir footwill slip;For the dayof their calamityis near,And the impendingthingsare hasteningupon them.'
You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,and on the thirdand the fourth[generations] of those who hateMe,
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
Then it cameabout when the arksetout that Mosessaid,"Riseup, O LORD!And let Your enemiesbe scattered,And let those who hateYou fleebeforeYou."
O lovethe LORD,allyou His godlyones!The LORDpreservesthe faithfulAnd fullyrecompensesthe prouddoer.
"Neverthelesshearthe wordof the LORD,allJudahwho are livingin the landof Egypt,'Behold,I have swornby My greatname,'saysthe LORD,nevershall My namebe invokedagainby the mouthof anymanof Judahin allthe landof Egypt,saying,"As the LordGODlives."
There is a soundof fugitivesand refugeesfrom the landof Babylon,To declarein Zionthe vengeanceof the LORDour God,Vengeancefor His temple.
A jealousand avengingGodis the LORD;The LORDis avengingand wrathful.The LORDtakesvengeanceon His adversaries,And He reserveswrathfor His enemies.
but repaysthose who hateHim to their faces,to destroythem; He will not delaywith him who hatesHim, He will repayhim to his face.
He has also preparedfor Himself deadlyweapons;He makesHis arrowsfieryshafts.
To executeon them the judgmentwritten;Thisis an honorfor allHis godlyones.Praisethe LORD!
"Thereforethussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel:'Behold,I am going to punishthe kingof Babylonand his land,justas I punishedthe kingof Assyria.
"I will layMy vengeanceon Edomby the handof My peopleIsrael.Therefore, they will actin Edomaccording to My angerand according to My wrath;thus they will knowMy vengeance,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"I will makemanypeoplesappalledat you, and their kingswill be horriblyafraidof you when I brandishMy swordbeforethem; and they will trembleevery moment,everymanfor his own life,on the dayof your fall."
