Far be it from You to do such a thing—to cause the righteous to die with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked share the same fate! Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of the whole world not exercise justice?”
Psalm 7:12 - Tree of Life Version God is a righteous judge, a God who is indignant every day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If a man does not turn and repent, [God] will whet His sword; He has strung and bent His [huge] bow and made it ready [by treading it with His foot]. American Standard Version (1901) If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready; Common English Bible If someone doesn’t change their ways, God will sharpen his sword, will bend his bow, will string an arrow. Catholic Public Domain Version God is a just judge, strong and patient. How could he be angry throughout every day? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day? |
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to cause the righteous to die with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked share the same fate! Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of the whole world not exercise justice?”
Will You withdraw all Your wrath? Will You turn from Your burning anger?
For You upheld my right and my cause. You sat upon the throne, judging righteously.
In that day Adonai will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent with His fierce, great, strong sword, Leviathan the twisted serpent! He will slay the dragon in the sea.
For My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens. See, it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to judgment.
“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each one according to his ways.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Return, and turn away from all your transgressions, so they would not be a stumbling block of iniquity for you.
Say to them: ‘As I live’—it is a declaration of Adonai—‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Return, return from your evil ways. Why will you die, O house of Israel?’
Already the axe is laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire!
when I sharpen My lightning sword and My hand seizes it in judgment, I will return vengeance on My foes, and those who hate Me I will pay back.