Deuteronomy 32:41
when I sharpen my shining sword and pick it up to execute judgment, I will repay my enemies and punish those who hate me as they deserve.
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40I hold up my hand to heaven and solemnly declare on my eternal life,
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Exodus 20:5You must not bow down before them or worship them; for I am the Lord your God and I am passionately exclusive. I lay the consequences of the sin of those who hate me on their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons;
Deuteronomy 7:10But he doesn't hesitate to pay back those who hate him by destroying them.
Psalms 7:12If people do not change their minds, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent and strung his bow.
Psalms 149:9to impose the judgment decreed against them. This is an honor for all his faithful followers. Praise the Lord!
Isaiah 27:1At that time the Lord will take his sharp, large, and strong sword, and punish Leviathan, the slithering serpent, and Leviathan, the coiled serpent, and he will kill the sea dragon.
Isaiah 59:18He will repay everyone for what they've done: fury to his enemies, revenge to those who oppose him, payback to the distant lands.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:40-44
39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. 41 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. 42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the… Read the whole commentary →