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Nah. 1:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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γGod is jealousa, and the Lord revengethb; the Lord revengeth, and ζis furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

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or, The LORD is a jealous God, and a revenger.

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Ex. 20:5• ⁵thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth generation of them that hate me, (Ex. 20:5)

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Psa. 94:1• ¹O Jehovah God to whom vengeance belongeth,{HR}O God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. (Psa. 94:1)

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that hath fury.

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God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth.

or, The Lord is ajealous God, and a revenger.

Ex. 20:5• ⁵thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth generation of them that hate me, (Ex. 20:5)

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Ex. 34:14• ¹⁴For thou shalt worship no other God; for Jehovah—Jealous is his name—is a jealous God; (Ex. 34:14)

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Deut. 4:24• ²⁴For Jehovah thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. (Deut. 4:24)

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Josh. 24:19• ¹⁹And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah, for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. (Josh. 24:19)

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Isa. 42:13• ¹³Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up jealousy like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies. (Isa. 42:13)

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Ezek. 38:18• ¹⁸And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah, that my fury shall come up in my face. (Ezek. 38:18)

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Ezek. 39:25• ²⁵Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; (Ezek. 39:25)

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Joel 2:18• ¹⁸Then will Jehovah be jealous for his land, and pity his people. (Joel 2:18)

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Zech. 1:14• ¹⁴So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. (Zech. 1:14)

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Zech. 8:2• ²Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. (Zech. 8:2)

revengeth.

Deut. 32:35,42• ³⁵Vengeance is mine, and recompense,{HR}For the time when their foot shall slip.{HR}For the day of their calamity is at hand,{HR}And the things that shall come upon them make haste.{HR}
⁴²I will make mine arrows drunk with blood,{HR}And my sword shall devour flesh;{HR}And that with the blood of the slain and of the captives,{HR}From the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. (Deut. 32:35,42)

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Psa. 94:1• ¹O Jehovah God to whom vengeance belongeth,{HR}O God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. (Psa. 94:1)

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Isa. 59:17‑18• ¹⁷And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
¹⁸According to deeds, accordingly he will repay: fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense. (Isa. 59:17‑18)

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Rom. 12:19• ¹⁹avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, “To me [belongeth] vengeance, I will requite,” saith the Lord. (Rom. 12:19)

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Rom. 13:4• ⁴for it is God's servant to thee for good. But if thou Practice evil, be afraid; for not in vain doth it wear the sword; for God's servant it is, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil. (Rom. 13:4)

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Heb. 10:30• ³⁰For we know him that said, To me [is] vengeance; I will recompense, saith Jehovah; and again, Jehovah shall judge his people. (Heb. 10:30)

is furious.

Heb. that hath fury.

Lev. 26:28• ²⁸then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you sevenfold for your sins. (Lev. 26:28)

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Job 20:23• ²³That it may be to the filling of his belly,{HR}He shall send against him the burning of his anger,{HR}And rain upon him with his food. (Job 20:23)

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Isa. 51:17,20• ¹⁷Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his fury; thou hast drunk — hast drained out the bowl of the cup of staggering.
²⁰Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the top of all the streets, as an antelope in a net; they are full of the fury of Jehovah, the rebuke of thy God. (Isa. 51:17,20)

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Isa. 59:18• ¹⁸According to deeds, accordingly he will repay: fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense. (Isa. 59:18)

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Isa. 63:3‑6• ³I have trodden the wine-press alone: and of the peoples not a man was with me; and I have trodden them in mine anger, and trampled them in my fury; and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment.
⁴For the day of vengeance [is] in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
⁵And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: and mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
⁶And I have trodden down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my fury, and I have brought down their strength to the earth. (Isa. 63:3‑6)

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Isa. 66:15• ¹⁵For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. (Isa. 66:15)

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Jer. 4:4• ⁴Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it because of the evil of your doings. (Jer. 4:4)

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Jer. 25:15• ¹⁵For thus saith Jehovah God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. (Jer. 25:15)

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Jer. 36:7• ⁷It may be they will present their supplication before Jehovah, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that Jehovah hath pronounced against this people. (Jer. 36:7)

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Lam. 4:11• ¹¹Jehovah hath spent his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger,{HR}And hath kindled a fire in Zion which hath devoured her foundations. (Lam. 4:11)

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Ezek. 5:13• ¹³Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I Jehovah have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them. (Ezek. 5:13)

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Ezek. 6:12• ¹²He that is afar off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them. (Ezek. 6:12)

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Ezek. 8:18• ¹⁸Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. (Ezek. 8:18)

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Ezek. 36:6• ⁶Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen: (Ezek. 36:6)

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Mic. 5:15• ¹⁵And I will execute vengeance in anger and in fury upon the nations, such as they have not heard of. (Mic. 5:15)

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Zech. 8:2• ²Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. (Zech. 8:2)

reserveth.

Deut. 32:34‑35,41‑43• ³⁴Is not this hidden with me,{HR}Sealed up among my treasures?{HR}
³⁵Vengeance is mine, and recompense,{HR}For the time when their foot shall slip.{HR}For the day of their calamity is at hand,{HR}And the things that shall come upon them make haste.{HR}
⁴¹If I whet my glittering sword,{HR}And mine hand take hold on judgment;{HR}I will render vengeance to mine enemies,{HR}And will reward them that hate me.
⁴²I will make mine arrows drunk with blood,{HR}And my sword shall devour flesh;{HR}And that with the blood of the slain and of the captives,{HR}From the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
⁴³Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people:{HR}For he will avenge the blood of his servants,{HR}And will render vengeance to his adversaries,{HR}And will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. (Deut. 32:34‑35,41‑43)

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Jer. 3:5• ⁵Will he keep his anger for ever? Will he preserve it perpetually? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and thou art so determined. (Jer. 3:5)

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Mic. 7:18• ¹⁸Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness. (Mic. 7:18)

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Rom. 2:5‑6• ⁵But according to thy hardness and unrepentant heart thou treasurest to thyself wrath in [the] day of wrath and revelation of God's righteous judgment,
⁶who shall render to each according to his works: (Rom. 2:5‑6)

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2 Peter 2:9• ⁹[the] Lord knoweth to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep unjust [men] for judgment-day to be punished; (2 Peter 2:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A jealous and avenging *God is Jehovah: an avenger is Jehovah, and full of fury: Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

W. Kelly Translation

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A God jealous and avenging is Jehovah; Jehovah revengeth, and is furious; Jehovah will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.