Isaiah 34:8
For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
BSB
ASV
For Jehovah hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
KJV
For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
The year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion “The year of recompense to the defender of the cause of Zion” - As from דון dun, דין din, a judge; so from רוב rub, ריב rib, an advocate, or defender; Judici Sionis: Syriac.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Psalms 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
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Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
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Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
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Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
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Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I…
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.