Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'vengeance' occurs 71 times in the standard works.

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'vengeance' in the standard works and contain 22.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 25:12-17 (6 in 6 verses)

 25:12 Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

 25:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

 25:14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.

 25:15 Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

 25:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

 25:17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.




Ps. 94:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 38 0 38
Gen. 1 0 1
Deut. 3 0 3
Judg. 1 0 1
Ps. 5 0 5
Prov. 1 0 1
Isa. 6 0 6
Jer. 11 0 11
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 7 0 7
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
NT 7 0 7
BM 13 0 13
DC 10 0 10
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 71 0 71

Ezek. 24:8
That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.

Ezek. 25:12
Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

Ezek. 25:14
And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.

Ezek. 25:15
Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

Ezek. 25:17
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.