Deuteronomy 7:10
8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them.
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
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
- But those who hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction; He will not hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him.
- KJV
- And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
- WEB
- and repays those who hate him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be slack to him who hates him. He will repay him to his face.
- ASV
- and repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
- DARBY
- and repayeth them that hate him [each] to his face, to cause them to perish: he delayeth not with him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
- BLB
- And He repays those who hate Him to their faces, to destroy them. He delays not to him who hates Him—to his face He will repay him.
- ÅB
- men som gjengjelder dem som hater ham, like opp i deres øyne, så han lar dem omkomme. Han er ikke sen når det gjelder den som hater ham; like opp i hans øyne gjengjelder han ham.
- OTB
- Men de som hater Ham, vil Han gjengjelde ansikt til ansikt ved ødeleggelse; Han vil ikke nøle med å gjengjelde ansikt til ansikt dem som hater Ham.
- B1930
- men som gjengjelder dem som hater ham, like op i deres øine, så han lar dem omkomme. Han er ikke sen når det gjelder den som hater ham; like op i hans øine gjengjelder han ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 59:18
According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
Read in contextNahum 1:2
God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
Read in contextRomans 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.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 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.
Read in contextPsalms 21:8–9
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Read in contextProverbs 11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
Read in contextExodus 20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Read in context2 Peter 3:9–10
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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