Deuteronomy 32:41

If I sharpen My glittering cherev, 1 and Mine hand take hold on mishpat; 1 I will render nakam (vengeance) to Mine enemies, 1 and will reward them that hate Me. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

40For I lift up My hand to Shomayim, 1 and say, Chai Anochi l'Olam (as I live). 1

42I will make Mine khitzim (arrows) drunk with dahm, 1 and My cherev shall devour basar; 1 and that with the dahm of the slain and of the captives, 1 from the head of leaders of the foe. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not tishtacheveh to them, nor serve them; for I Hashem Eloheicha am an El kanna, visiting the avon Avot upon the Banim unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;

Deuteronomy 7:10And repayeth them that are the soneh (hater, enemy) of Him to their face, to destroy them; He will not be slack to him that hateth Him, He will repay him to his face.

Psalms 7:12Elohim is a Shofet Tzaddik, 1 and El expresses wrath kol yom. 1

Psalms 149:9To execute upon them the mishpat katuv (written judgment); 1 this honor have all His Chasidim. 1 Hallelu Hashem.

Isaiah 27:1In Yom Hahu Hashem 1 with His cherev hakashah v'hagedolah v'hachazakah (terrible and great and strong sword) 1 shall punish Leviathan the Nachash bari'ach (fleeing serpent), 1 even Leviathan that Nachash akallaton (crooked serpent); 1 and He shall slay the Tanin (serpent, devouring sea monster) that is in the sea. 1

Isaiah 59:18According to their gemulot (deeds, dealings), so He will repay, 1 chemah (fury, wrath) to His adversaries, gemul (recompence) to His oyevim (enemies); 1 to the iyim (islands) He will repay gemul (recompence, due). 1

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 →

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