All the leaders and the mighty men, and all of King David’s sons as well, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
Jeremiah 50:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her defence towers have fallen; her walls are demolished. Since this is the Lord’s vengeance, take your vengeance on her; as she has done, do the same to her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Raise the battle cry against her round about! She gives her hand [in agreement] and surrenders; her supports and battlements fall, her walls are thrown down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance on her; as she has done [to others], do to her. American Standard Version (1901) Shout against her round about: she hath submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. Common English Bible Raise a victory shout against her on every side! She’s surrendered; her towers have collapsed; her walls are destroyed. This is the LORD’s retribution; now pay her back: do to her what she’s done to others! Catholic Public Domain Version Cry out against her! For where she has put forth a hand, her foundations have fallen, her walls have been destroyed. For it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance against her! Just as she has done, do so to her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shout against her, she hath every where given her hand, her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance upon her. As she hath done, so do to her. |
All the leaders and the mighty men, and all of King David’s sons as well, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
Don’t become obstinate , now as your ancestors did. Give your allegiance to the Lord, and come to his sanctuary that he has consecrated for ever. Serve the Lord your God so that he may turn his burning anger away from you,
He put on righteousness as body armour, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
So he will repay according to their deeds: fury to his enemies, retribution to his foes, and he will repay the coasts and islands.
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour, and the day of our God’s vengeance; to comfort all who mourn,
For I planned the day of vengeance, and the year of my redemption came.
That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Armies, a day of vengeance to avenge himself against his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satisfied; it will drink its fill of their blood, because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the God of Armies, in the northern land by the River Euphrates.
Line up in battle formation round Babylon, all you archers! Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow, for she has sinned against the Lord.
The Lord opened his armoury and brought out his weapons of wrath, because it is a task of the Lord God of Armies in the land of the Chaldeans.
‘Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets , of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. I will chase Babylon away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me? Who will issue me a summons? Who is the shepherd who can stand against me? ’
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The Lord has roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes because his plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the Lord’s vengeance, vengeance for his temple.
The Lord of Armies has sworn by himself: I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will sing the victory song over you.
‘Before your very eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the residents of Chaldea for all their evil they have done in Zion.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
Look, I am against you, devastating mountain. This is the Lord’s declaration. You devastate the whole earth. I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you down from the cliffs, and turn you into a charred mountain.
Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their might is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, her gate bars are shattered.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to champion your cause and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her fountain run dry.
I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him vomit what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even Babylon’s wall will fall.
This is what the Lord of Armies says: Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished, and her high gates set ablaze. The peoples will have laboured for nothing; the nations will weary themselves only to feed the fire.
Leave Babylon; save your lives, each of you! Don’t perish because of her guilt. For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance – he will pay her what she deserves.
Then say, “In the same way, Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I am bringing on her. They will grow weary.” ’ The words of Jeremiah end here.
He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. He will not escape!
The answer marked Jerusalem appears in his right hand, indicating that he should set up battering rams, give the order to slaughter, raise a battle cry, set battering rams against the gates, build a ramp, and construct a siege wall.
The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is fierce in wrath. The Lord takes vengeance against his foes; he is furious with his enemies.
For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.
because these are days of vengeance to fulfil all the things that are written.
Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, , says the Lord.
But if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what are we to say? I am using a human argument: , Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?
Vengeance and retribution belong to me. , In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.’
when I sharpen my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold of judgement, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.
Rejoice, you nations, concerning his people, , for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries; , he will purify his land and his people.
when he takes vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
For judgement is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgement.
So the troops shouted, and the rams’ horns sounded. When they heard the blast of the ram’s horn, the troops gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. The troops advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city.
When there is a prolonged blast of the horn and you hear its sound, have all the troops give a mighty shout. Then the city wall will collapse, and the troops will advance, each man straight ahead.’
Because they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, you have given them blood to drink; they deserve it!
Pay her back the way she also paid, and double it according to her works. In the cup in which she mixed, mix a double portion for her.
because his judgements are true and righteous, because he has judged the notorious prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality; and he has avenged the blood of his servants that was on her hands.
Samuel declared: As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women. Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.