Deuteronomy 32:43

Mercy and compassion Salvation

⁴¹ 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.

⁴² I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.

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.

⁴⁴ And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.

⁴⁵ And Moses made an end of speaking 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 true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
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Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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Revelation 6:10
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
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Psalms 85:1
LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
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Deuteronomy 32:35
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.
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Romans 15:9–13
And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
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Job 13:24
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
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Luke 21:22–24
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
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