Deuteronomy 32:43

Mercy and compassion Salvation

⁴¹ when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.

⁴² I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

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.

⁴⁴ Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.

⁴⁵ When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
WEB: Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries, and will make atonement for his land and for his people.
ASV: Rejoice, O ye nations, [with] his people: For he will avenge the blood of his servants, And will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.
DARBY: Shout for joy, ye nations, with his people, For he avengeth the blood of his servants, And rendereth vengeance to his enemies, And maketh atonement for his land, for his people.
BLB: Rejoice, [O heavens, with Him, <p class= indent2 >and let all God’s angels worship Him.], [Rejoice,] O nations, [with] His people; for the blood of His children He will avenge, and vengeance He will return on His adversaries<p class= indent2 > [and He will repay those who hate Him], and He will provide atonement for His land—His people.

ÅB: Pris, dere hedninger, hans folk! For han hevner sine tjeneres blod; over sine fiender fører han hevn og gjør soning for sitt land, for sitt folk.
OTB: Gled dere, nasjoner, med hans folk; for han vil hevne sine tjeneres blod, og vil ta hevn på sine motstandere, og vil gjøre soning for sitt land og folk.
B1930: Pris, I hedninger, hans folk! For han hevner sine tjeneres blod; over sine fiender fører han hevn og gjør soning for sitt land, for sitt folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
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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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Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
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Psalms 85:1
You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
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Deuteronomy 32:35
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.”
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Romans 15:9–13
so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
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Job 13:24
Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
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Luke 21:22–24
For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
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