"Takefullvengeancefor the sonsof Israelon the Midianites;afterwardyou will be gatheredto your people."
"As for you, you shall goto your fathersin peace;you will be buriedat a goodoldage.
Theseare the yearsof the lifeof Ishmael,one hundredand thirty-sevenyears;and he breathedhis lastand died,and was gatheredto his people.
Abrahambreathedhis lastand diedin a ripeoldage,an oldmanand satisfied[with life]; and he was gatheredto his people.
Now the priestof Midianhad sevendaughters;and they cameto drawwaterand filledthe troughsto watertheir father'sflock.
Thereforethe LordGODof hosts,The MightyOneof Israel,declares,"Ah,I will be relievedof My adversariesAnd avengeMyself on My foes.
A jealousand avengingGodis the LORD;The LORDis avengingand wrathful.The LORDtakesvengeanceon His adversaries,And He reserveswrathfor His enemies.
"Aaronwill be gatheredto his people;for he shall not enterthe landwhichI have givento the sonsof Israel,becauseyou rebelledagainstMy commandat the watersof Meribah.
and stripAaronof his garmentsand putthem on his sonEleazar.So Aaronwill be gathered[to his people], and will diethere."
While Israelremainedat Shittim,the peoplebeganto playthe harlotwith the daughtersof Moab.
Then behold,oneof the sonsof Israelcameand broughtto his relativesa Midianitewoman,in the sightof Mosesand in the sightof allthe congregationof the sonsof Israel,while they were weepingat the doorwayof the tentof meeting.
"When you have seenit, you toowill be gatheredto your people,as Aaronyour brotherwas;
Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
Mosesspoketo the people,saying,"Armmenfrom amongyou for the war,that they may goagainstMidianto executethe LORD'Svengeanceon Midian.
becausetheseare daysof vengeance,so that all thingswhich are writtenwill be fulfilled.
"For David,after he had servedthe purposeof Godin his owngeneration,fell asleep,and was laidamonghis fathersand underwentdecay;
Nevertakeyour ownrevenge,beloved,but leaveroomfor the wrath[of God], for it is written,"VENGEANCEIS MINE,I WILL REPAY,"saysthe Lord.
for it is a ministerof Godto you for good.But ifyou dowhatis evil,be afraid;for it does not bearthe swordfor nothing;for it is a ministerof God,an avengerwho brings wrathon the one who practicesevil.
Vengeanceis Mine, and retribution,In due timetheir footwill slip;For the dayof their calamityis near,And the impendingthingsare hasteningupon them.'
"For I will diein thisland,I shall not crossthe Jordan,but you shall crossand takepossessionof thisgoodland.
[and] that noman transgressand defraudhis brotherin the matterbecausethe Lordis [the] avengerin allthese things,justas we alsotold you beforeand solemnly warned[you].
For we knowHim who said,"VENGEANCEIS MINE,I WILL REPAY."And again,"THE LORDWILL JUDGEHIS PEOPLE."
"Rejoiceoverher, O heaven,and you saintsand apostlesand prophets,becauseGodhas pronouncedjudgmentfor you againsther."
BECAUSEHIS JUDGMENTSARE true AND RIGHTEOUS;for He has judgedthe greatharlotwhowas corruptingthe earthwith her immorality,and HE HAS AVENGEDTHE BLOODOF HIS BOND-SERVANTSON HER."
and they criedout with a loudvoice,saying,"How long,O Lord,holyand true,will You refrainfrom judgingand avengingour bloodon thosewho dwellon the earth?"
When the peoplesawhim, they praisedtheir god,for they said,"Our godhas givenour enemyinto our hands,Even the destroyerof our country,Whohas slainmanyof us."
Allthat generationalsowere gatheredto their fathers;and there aroseanothergenerationafterthem whodid not knowthe LORD,noryetthe workwhichHe had donefor Israel.
