Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

Whet

Psalm 7:12

If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword;
He has strung and bent His [mighty] bow and made it ready.
Isaiah 27:1
In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent
With His fierce and great and mighty sword [rescuing Israel from her enemy],
Even Leviathan the twisted serpent;
And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
Isaiah 34:5

For My sword is satiated [with blood] in heaven;
Indeed, it will come down for judgment on Edom
And on the people whom I have doomed for destruction.
Isaiah 66:16

For the Lord will execute judgment by fire
And by His sword on all mankind,
And those slain by the Lord will be many.
Ezekiel 21:9
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord.’ Say,

‘A sword, a sword [from Babylon] is sharpened
And also polished!
Zephaniah 2:12

“You also, O Ethiopians, will be slain by My sword.”

Them that hate

Deuteronomy 5:9
You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Exodus 20:5
You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Romans 1:30
slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors [of new forms] of evil, disobedient and disrespectful to parents,
Romans 8:7
the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,
2 Timothy 3:4
traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God,

General references

Psalm 35:2

Take hold of shield and buckler (small shield),
And stand up for my help.
Isaiah 34:8

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,
A year of retribution for the cause of Zion.
2 Thessalonians 1:6
For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,