Job 27:7

New International Reader's Version

“May my enemies suffer like sinful people! May my attackers be punished like those who aren’t fair!

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:32

The king asked the man from Cush, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” The man replied, “King David, may your enemies be like that young man. May all those who rise up to harm you be like him.”

Job 27:6

I’ll continue to say I’m right. I’ll never let go of that. I won’t blame myself as long as I live.

Job 27:8

What hope do ungodly people have when their lives are cut short? What hope do they have when God takes away their lives?

Job 31:35

“I wish someone would listen to me! I’m signing my name to everything I’ve said. I hope the Mighty One will give me his answer. I hope the one who brings charges against me will write them down.

Daniel 4:19

Daniel, who was also called Belteshazzar, was very bewildered for a while. His thoughts terrified him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its meaning make you afraid.” Belteshazzar answered, “My master, I wish the dream were about your enemies! I wish its meaning had to do with them!

1 Samuel 25:26

Sir, the Lord has kept you from killing Nabal and his men. He has kept you from using your own hands to get even. So may what’s about to happen to Nabal happen to all your enemies. May it happen to everyone who wants to harm you. And may it happen just as surely as the Lord your God and you are alive.