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  1. Vengeance most frequently translates the Hebrew naqam and is used of God ( Isa 1:24 ) and human beings ( Exod 20:20-21 ) in meting out legally deserved punishments. Personal vengeance from a designated family member was required to avenge an unlawful death ( Num 35:19-21 ).

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  2. May 4, 2023 · God is. Vengeance belongs to God, not to us. The problem is not our need for retributive justice, per se. It is good to want to see justice done. But we have a sinful nature, even as regenerated believers; hence, the struggle within us (Galatians 5:17). It’s impossible for us to seek vengeance with absolutely pure motives.

  3. The Bible uses words like recompence (Deuteronomy 32:35), reward (Deuteronomy 32:41), punishments (Psalm 149:7), avenge (Jeremiah 46:10), revenge (Ezekiel 25:15), and repay (Romans 12:19) as descriptive words for vengeance.

  4. May 4, 2023 · The Bible has a great deal to say about revenge. Both the Hebrew and Greek words translated “vengeance,” “revenge,” and “avenge” have as their root meaning the idea of punishment. This is crucial in understanding why God reserves for Himself the right to avenge.

  5. ATS Bible Dictionary. Vengeance. In De 32:35 Romans 12:19 Hebrews 10:30 Jude 1:7, means retributive justice- a prerogative of God with which those interfere who seek to avenge themselves.

  6. Punishment inflicted on account of injury or offense. Different aspects of this may be discerned through context or parallelism. 1. Wrath as the motivating force in vengeance is prominent in some cases ( Prov 6:34; Isa 59:17; 63:4; Nah 1:2; Ecclus 5:7; 12:6; Rom 3:5 ).

  7. Jan 31, 2024 · In biblical terms, vengeance can be understood as the act of taking matters into our own hands to seek punishment or revenge against someone who has wronged us. It stems from feelings of resentment, anger, and a desire to inflict harm in return.