Retribution

“May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.”

“Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.””

“So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.”

“For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.”

“The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.”

“And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.”

“For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.”