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Deuteronomy 32:41

when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.

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ASV

If I whet my glittering sword, And my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.

KJV

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.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
שַׁנּוֹתִי֙sha.no.TiI sharpenH8150 →
בְּרַ֣קbe.Rak[the] lightning ofH1300 →
חַרְבִּ֔יchar.Bisword myH2719 →
וְתֹאחֵ֥זve.to.Chezso it may take holdH270 →
בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.Paton judgmentH4941 →
יָדִ֑יya.Dihand myH3027 →
אָשִׁ֤יב'a.ShivI will returnH7725 →
נָקָם֙na.KamvengeanceH5359 →
לְצָרָ֔יle.tza.Raito foes myH6862 →
וְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖יve.lim.san.'Aiand to [those who] hate meH8130 →
אֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃'a.sha.LemI will repayH7999 →

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Psalms 31:23Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.Isaiah 66:16For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.Isaiah 34:5–6When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.Job 20:25It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.Psalms 7:12If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.2 Timothy 3:4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,Isaiah 1:24Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.Zephaniah 2:12“You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.”Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.Deuteronomy 5:9You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,Jeremiah 50:29Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.Isaiah 66:6Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”Mark 1:2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

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