Deuteronomy 32:35

32:35 I will get revenge and pay them back

at the time their foot slips;

for the day of their disaster is near,

and the impending judgment ¹  is rushing upon them!”

Deuteronomy 32:43

32:43 Cry out, O nations, with his people,

for he will avenge his servants’ blood;

he will take vengeance against his enemies,

and make atonement for his land and people.

Psalms 94:1-7

Psalm 94 ² 

94:1 O Lord, the God who avenges!

O God who avenges, reveal your splendor! ³ 

94:2 Rise up, O judge of the earth!

Pay back the proud!

94:3 O Lord, how long will the wicked,

how long will the wicked celebrate? ⁴ 

94:4 They spew out threats ⁵  and speak defiantly;

all the evildoers boast. ⁶ 

94:5 O Lord, they crush your people;

they oppress the nation that belongs to you. ⁷ 

94:6 They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land,

and they murder the fatherless. ⁸ 

94:7 Then they say, “The Lord does not see this;

the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” ⁹ 

Matthew 23:35

23:35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, ¹⁰  whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Luke 18:7-8

18:7 Won’t ¹¹  God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out ¹²  to him day and night? ¹³  Will he delay ¹⁴  long to help them? 18:8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. ¹⁵  Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith ¹⁶  on earth?”

Romans 12:19

12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, ¹⁷  for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” ¹⁸  says the Lord.

Romans 13:4

13:4 for it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God’s servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.

Hebrews 10:30

10:30 For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” ¹⁹  and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” ²⁰ 

Revelation 6:9-10

6:9 Now ²¹  when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed ²²  because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given. 6:10 They ²³  cried out with a loud voice, ²⁴  “How long, ²⁵  Sovereign Master, ²⁶  holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”

Revelation 18:20

18:20 (Rejoice over her, O heaven,

and you saints and apostles and prophets,

for God has pronounced judgment ²⁷  against her on your behalf!) ²⁸ 

Revelation 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ²⁹ 

For he has judged ³⁰  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ³¹  poured out by her own hands!” ³² 

[32:35]  ¹ tn Heb “prepared things,” “impending things.” See BDB 800 s.v. עָתִיד.

[94:1]  ² sn Psalm 94. The psalmist asks God to judge the wicked and affirms his confidence in God’s justice.

[94:1]  ³ tn Heb “shine forth” (see Pss 50:2; 80:1).

[94:3]  ⁴ tn Or “exult.”

[94:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “they gush forth [words].”

[94:4]  ⁶ tn The Hitpael of אָמַר (’amar) occurs only here (and perhaps in Isa 61:6).

[94:5]  ⁷ tn Or “your inheritance.”

[94:6]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew noun יָתוֹם (yatom) refers to one who has lost his father (not necessarily his mother, see Ps 109:9). Because they were so vulnerable and were frequently exploited, fatherless children are often mentioned as epitomizing the oppressed (see Pss 10:14; 68:5; 82:3; 146:9; as well as Job 6:27; 22:9; 24:3, 9; 29:12; 31:17, 21).

[94:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “does not understand.”

[23:35]  ¹⁰ sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Baraciou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).

[18:7]  ¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[18:7]  ¹² sn The prayers have to do with the righteous who cry out to him to receive justice. The context assumes the righteous are persecuted.

[18:7]  ¹³ tn The emphatic particles in this sentence indicate that God will indeed give justice to the righteous.

[18:7]  ¹⁴ sn The issue of delay has produced a whole host of views for this verse. (1) Does this assume provision to endure in the meantime? Or (2) does it mean God restricts the level of persecution until he comes? Either view is possible.

[18:8]  ¹⁵ tn Some argue this should be translated “suddenly.” When vindication comes it will be quick. But the more natural meaning is “soon.” God will not forget his elect and will respond to them. It may be that this verse has a prophetic perspective. In light of the eternity that comes, vindication is soon.

[18:8]  ¹⁶ sn Will he find faith on earth? The Son of Man is looking for those who continue to believe in him, despite the wait.

[12:19]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the wrath,” referring to God’s wrath as the remainder of the verse shows.

[12:19]  ¹⁸ sn A quotation from Deut 32:35.

[10:30]  ¹⁹ sn A quotation from Deut 32:35.

[10:30]  ²⁰ sn A quotation from Deut 32:36.

[6:9]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a new and somewhat different topic after the introduction of the four riders.

[6:9]  ²² tn Or “murdered.” See the note on the word “butcher” in 6:4.

[6:10]  ²³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:10]  ²⁴ tn Grk “voice, saying”; the participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated here.

[6:10]  ²⁵ tn The expression ἕως πότε (ews pote) was translated “how long.” Cf. BDAG 423 s.v. ἕως 1.b.γ.

[6:10]  ²⁶ tn The Greek term here is δεσπότης (despoths; see L&N 37.63).

[18:20]  ²⁷ tn On the phrase “pronounced judgment” BDAG 567 s.v. κρίμα 4.b states, “The OT is the source of the expr. κρίνειν τὸ κρ. (cp. Zech 7:9; 8:16; Ezk 44:24) ἔκρινεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ κρίμα ὑμῶν ἐξ αὐτῆς God has pronounced judgment for you against her or God has pronounced on her the judgment she wished to impose on you (HHoltzmann, Hdb. 1893 ad loc.) Rv 18:20.”

[18:20]  ²⁸ tn Grk “God has judged a judgment of you of her.” Verse 20 is set in parentheses because in it the saints, etc. are addressed directly in the second person.

[19:2]  ²⁹ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ³⁰ tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ³¹ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ³² tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).