'Retribution' in the Bible
The righteous one will rejoicewhen he sees the retribution;he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Say to the cowardly:“Be strong; do not fear!Here is your God; vengeance is coming.God’s retribution is coming; He will save you.”
So He will repay according to their deeds:fury to His enemies,retribution to His foes,and He will repay the coastlands.
for a destroyer is coming against her,against Babylon.Her warriors will be captured,their bows shattered,for the Lord is a God of retribution;He will certainly repay.
The days of punishment have come;the days of retribution have come.Let Israel recognize it!The prophet is a fool,and the inspired man is insane,because of the magnitudeof your guilt and hostility.
And also: Tyre, Sidon, and all the territories of Philistia—what are you to Me? Are you paying Me back or trying to get even with Me? I will quickly bring retribution on your heads.
Look, I am about to rouse them up from the place where you sold them; I will bring retribution on your heads.
And David says:Let their feasting become a snare and a trap,a pitfall and a retribution to them.