nSee Gen. 14:22
sCited Rom. 15:10
Deuteronomy 32:35-43
35 aVengeance is mine, and recompense, ▼▼Septuagint and I will repay
cfor the time when their foot shall slip;
for dthe day of their calamity is at hand,
and their doom comes swiftly.’
36For ethe Lord will vindicate ▼
▼Septuagint judge
his peoplegand have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
and there is none remaining, hbond or free.
37Then he will say, i‘Where are their gods,
jthe rock in which they took refuge,
38who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise up and help you;
let them be your protection!
39 “‘See now that kI, even I, am he,
and there is no god beside me;
lI kill and I make alive;
mI wound and I heal;
and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
40For nI lift up my hand to heaven
and swear, As I live forever,
41if I osharpen my flashing sword ▼
▼Hebrew the lightning of my sword
and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and will repay those who hate me.
42I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and qmy sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the rlong-haired heads of the enemy.’
43 s“Rejoice with him, O heavens; ▼
▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations
bow down to him, all gods, ▼
▼Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods
for he vavenges the blood of his children ▼
▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants
and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him ▼
▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him
and cleanses ▼
▼Or atones for
his people’s land.” ▼▼Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people
Isaiah 25:9
9It will be said on that day,“Behold, this is our God; aawe have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
ablet us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Isaiah 26:20-21
20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves acfor a little while
until the fury has passed by.
21 adFor behold, the Lord is coming out from his place
to punish the inhabitants of aethe earth for their iniquity,
and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it,
and will no more cover its slain.
Isaiah 34:8
8 afFor the Lord has a day of vengeance,a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
Isaiah 40:9-10
The Greatness of God
9 Go on up to a high mountain,O Zion, agherald of good news; ▼
▼Or O herald of good news to Zion
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news; ▼
▼Or O herald of good news to Jerusalem
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”
10 ajBehold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
akbehold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
Isaiah 52:7-10
7 alHow beautiful upon the mountainsare the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, amwho brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
8The voice of anyour watchmen—they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy;
aofor eye to eye they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.
9 apBreak forth together into singing,
aqyou waste places of Jerusalem,
for arthe Lord has comforted his people;
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 asThe Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
atand all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 61:2
2 auto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,avand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
Isaiah 66:15
Final Judgment and Glory of the Lord
15 “For behold, awthe Lord will come in fire,and axhis chariots like the whirlwind,
to render his anger in fury,
and his rebuke with flames of fire.
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