Deuteronomy 32:35

³³ Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.

³⁴ “Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults?

Vengeance 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.”

³⁶ For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.

³⁷ He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Vengeance 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.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides, for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”
ASV: Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.
DARBY: Vengeance is mine, and recompense, For the time when their foot shall slip. For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that shall come upon them make haste.
BLB: Vengeance [is] Mine; I will repay. In time their foot shall slip, for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things to come upon them hurry.”

ÅB: Meg hører hevn og gjengjeldelse til på den tid da deres fot vakler; for deres undergangs dag er nær, og hastig kommer det som venter dem.
OTB: Hevn tilhører meg, og gjengjeldelse, for den tid da deres fot skal gli; for dagen for deres ulykke er nær, og deres undergang nærmer seg raskt.’
B1930: Mig hører hevn og gjengjeldelse til på den tid da deres fot vakler; for deres undergangs dag er nær, og hastig kommer det som venter dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
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Hebrews 10:30
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
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Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
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Psalms 73:17–19
until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
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2 Peter 2:3
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
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Psalms 94:1
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
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2 Peter 3:8–10
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
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Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
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