Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
For the day
General references
Bible References
To me
Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice you nations with his people. He will avenge the blood of his servants. He will render vengeance on his adversaries, and will atone for his land and his people.
Psalm 94:1
O Jehovah, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
Nahum 1:2
Jehovah (YHWH) is a zealous God requiring exclusive devotion (tolerates no rivals). Jehovah takes vengeance (punishment) against his adversaries. He reserves (maintains) wrath (indignation) (displeasure) against his enemies.
Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, do not avenge yourselves, instead leave room for divine punishment, for it is written: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah. (Deuteronomy 32:35)
Romans 13:4
He is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid for he does not bear the sword in vain. He is the minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.
Hebrews 10:30
We know who said: Vengeance is mine; I will repay; and who also said, Jehovah will judge his people. (Deuteronomy 32:35)
Their foot
Psalm 73:17
I understood their end when I went into the sanctuary of God.
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what makes them stumble.
Isaiah 8:15
Many will stumble over them. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and caught.
Jeremiah 6:21
Therefore, Jehovah says: I am laying stumbling blocks before this people. They will stumble against them, Fathers and sons together; Neighbors and friends will perish.
Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to Jehovah your God before he brings darkness and before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You hope for light. He makes it into deep darkness and turns it into gloom.
1 Peter 2:8
It is a stone that people stumble over, and a large rock that people find offensive. They stumble because they are disobedient to the word. To this end they were appointed.
For the day
2 Peter 2:3
They speak evil words about you because of their extreme greed. They will exploit you with false evil words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle. Their destruction will not delay.
The things
Isaiah 5:19
You say: Let Jehovah hurry up and do what he says he will, so that we can see it. Let Israel's holy God carry out his plans. Let us see what he has in mind.
Isaiah 30:12
This is what the Holy One of Israel says: You have rejected this warning, trusted oppression and deceit, and you leaned upon them for support.
Isaiah 60:22
The smallest of them will become a thousand. The weakest of them will become a mighty nation. At the right time I, Jehovah, will make it happen quickly.
Habakkuk 2:3
The vision is yet for the appointed time. It moves quickly to the end. It will not lie! If it delays, wait for it for it will surely come. It will not be late!
Luke 18:7
Should God avenge his chosen that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?
2 Peter 2:3
They speak evil words about you because of their extreme greed. They will exploit you with false evil words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle. Their destruction will not delay.
2 Peter 3:8
Do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with Jehovah as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (Psalm 90:1, 4)
General references
1 Kings 15:28
In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha put him to death, and became king in his place.
Isaiah 34:8
Jehovah will have a day of vengeance! He will have a year of retribution (recompense) in defense of Zion.
Hosea 13:12
Ephraim's wickedness is on record. The record of the people's sins is safely stored away.