Deuteronomy 32:41
When I sharpen my glittering sword, 1 and when my hand begins to bring justice, 1 I will render vengeance on my enemies, 1 and I will pay back those who hate me. 1
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40For I lift up my hand to heaven 1 and say, 'As I live forever, I will act. 1
Cross References
Exodus 20:5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God. I punish the ancestors' wickedness by bringing punishment on the descendants, to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me.
Deuteronomy 7:10but repays those who hate him to their face, to destroy them; he will not be lenient on whoever hates him; he will repay him to his face.
Psalms 7:12If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword 1 and will prepare his bow for battle. 1
Psalms 149:9They will execute the judgment that is written. 1 This will be an honor for all his faithful ones. 1 Praise Yahweh.
Isaiah 27:1On that day Yahweh with his hard, great and fierce sword 1 will punish Leviathan the slithering serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent, 1 and he will kill the monster that is in the sea. 1
Isaiah 59:18He repaid them for what they had done, angry judgment to his adversaries, vengeance to his enemies, to the islands punishment as their reward. 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 →