Isaiah 59:18

New Century Version

The Lord will pay back his enemies for what they have done. He will show his anger to those who were against him; he will punish the people in faraway places as they deserve.

Cross References

Job 34:11

God pays people back for what they have done and gives them what their actions deserve.

Psalm 62:12

The Lord is loving. You reward people for what they have done.

Isaiah 1:24

So the Lord God All-Powerful, the Mighty One of Israel, says: “You, my enemies, will not cause me any more trouble. I will pay you back for what you did.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to people who are frightened, “Be strong. Don’t be afraid. Look, your God will come, and he will punish your enemies. He will make them pay for the wrongs they did, but he will save you.”

Isaiah 40:10

Look, the Lord God is coming with power to rule all the people. Look, he will bring reward for his people; he will have their payment with him.

Isaiah 49:4

But I said, “I have worked hard for nothing; I have used all my power, but I did nothing useful. But the Lord will decide what my work is worth; God will decide my reward.”

Isaiah 63:3

The Lord answers, “I have walked in the winepress alone, and no one among the nations helped me. I was angry and walked on the nations and crushed them because of my anger. Blood splashed on my clothes, and I stained all my clothing.

Isaiah 63:6

While I was angry, I walked on the nations. In my anger I punished them and poured their blood on the ground.”

Isaiah 65:6

“Look, it is written here before me. I will not be quiet; instead, I will repay you in full. I will punish you for what you have done.

Isaiah 65:7

I will punish you for your sins and your ancestors’ sins,” says the Lord. “They burned incense to gods on the mountains and shamed me on those hills. So I will punish them as they should be punished for what they did.”

Isaiah 66:14

When you see these things, you will be happy, and you will grow like the grass. The Lord’s servants will see his power, but his enemies will see his anger.

Isaiah 66:15

Look, the Lord is coming with fire and his armies with clouds of dust. He will punish those people with his anger; he will punish them with flames of fire.

Isaiah 66:6

Listen to the loud noise coming from the city; hear the noise from the Temple. It is the Lord punishing his enemies, giving them the punishment they should have.

Jeremiah 17:10

But I, the Lord, look into a person’s heart and test the mind. So I can decide what each one deserves; I can give each one the right payment for what he does.”

Jeremiah 32:19

You plan and do great things. You see everything that people do, and you reward people for the way they live and for what they do.

Jeremiah 50:15

Soldiers around Babylon, shout the war cry! Babylon has surrendered, her towers have fallen, and her walls have been torn down. The Lord is giving her people the punishment they deserve. You nations should give her what she deserves; do to her what she has done to others.

Jeremiah 50:29

“Call for the archers to come against Babylon. Tell them to surround the city, and let no one escape. Pay her back for what she has done; do to her what she has done to other nations. Babylon acted with pride against the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

Lamentations 4:11

The Lord turned loose all of his anger; he poured out his strong anger. He set fire to Jerusalem, burning it down to the foundations.

Ezekiel 23:49

You will be punished for your sexual sins and the sin of worshiping idols. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 38:18

This is what will happen: On the day Gog attacks the land of Israel, I will become very angry, says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 5:13

Then my anger will come to an end. I will use it up against them, and then I will be satisfied. Then they will know that I, the Lord, have spoken. After I have carried out my anger against them, they will know how strongly I felt.

Ezekiel 6:12

The person who is far away will die by disease. The one who is nearby will die in war. The person who is still alive and has escaped these will die from hunger. So I will carry out my anger on them.

Joel 3:4

“Tyre and Sidon and all of you regions of Philistia! What did you have against me? Were you punishing me for something I did, or were you doing something to hurt me? I will very quickly do to you what you have done to me.

Leviticus 26:28

I will show my great anger; I will punish you seven more times for your sins.

Nahum 1:2

The Lord is a jealous God who punishes; the Lord punishes and is filled with anger. The Lord punishes those who are against him, and he stays angry with his enemies.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. At that time, he will reward them for what they have done.

Luke 19:27

Now where are my enemies who didn’t want me to be king? Bring them here and kill them before me.’ ”

Luke 21:22

These are the days of punishment to bring about all that is written in the Scriptures.

Romans 2:6

God will reward or punish every person for what that person has done.

Deuteronomy 32:41

I will sharpen my flashing sword, and I will take it in my hand to judge. I will punish my enemies and pay back those who hate me.

Deuteronomy 7:10

But he will pay back those people who hate him. He will destroy them, and he will not be slow to pay back those who hate him.

Revelation 16:19

The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations were destroyed. And God remembered the sins of Babylon the Great, so he gave that city the cup filled with the wine of his terrible anger.

Revelation 19:15

Out of the rider’s mouth comes a sharp sword that he will use to defeat the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will crush out the wine in the winepress of the terrible anger of God the Almighty.