Deuteronomy 32:35
New International Version
It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.”

New Living Translation
I will take revenge; I will pay them back. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.’

English Standard Version
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.’

Berean Standard Bible
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”

King James Bible
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

New King James Version
Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.’

New American Standard Bible
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution; In due time their foot will slip. For the day of their disaster is near, And the impending things are hurrying to them.’

NASB 1995
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’

NASB 1977
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’

Legacy Standard Bible
Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will stumble; For the day of their disaster is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’

Amplified Bible
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their disaster is at hand, And their doom hurries to meet them.’

Christian Standard Bible
Vengeance and retribution belong to me. In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay. In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”

American Standard Version
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.

Contemporary English Version
Soon our enemies will get what they deserve--suddenly they will slip, and total disaster will quickly follow.

English Revised Version
Vengeance is mine, and recompence, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will take revenge and be satisfied. In due time their foot will slip, because their day of disaster is near. Their doom is coming quickly.

Good News Translation
The LORD will take revenge and punish them; the time will come when they will fall; the day of their doom is near.

International Standard Version
To me belong vengeance and recompense. In due time their feet will slip, because their time of calamity is near and the things prepared for them draw near.

Majority Standard Bible
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”

NET Bible
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 is rushing upon them!"

New Heart English Bible
Vengeance is mine, I will repay, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is near, and the things to come hasten upon them."

Webster's Bible Translation
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

World English Bible
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides, for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Vengeance and retribution [are] Mine, "" At the due time—their foot slides; For near is a day of their calamity, "" And things prepared for them have hastened.

Young's Literal Translation
Mine are vengeance and recompense, At the due time -- doth their foot slide; For near is a day of their calamity, And haste do things prepared for them.

Smith's Literal Translation
To me vengeance and requital; At the time their foot shall waver: For the day of their destruction is near, And he hastened things prepared for them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Revenge is mine, and I will repay them in due time, that their foot may slide: the day of destruction is at hand, and the time makes haste to come.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Vengeance is mine, and I will repay them in due time, so that their foot may slip and fall. The day of perdition is near, and the time rushes to appear.’

New American Bible
Vengeance is mine and recompense, for the time they lose their footing; Because the day of their disaster is at hand and their doom is rushing upon them!

New Revised Standard Version
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; because the day of their calamity is at hand, their doom comes swiftly.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
To me belongs vengeance, and I will recompense them at the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their destruction is at hand, and the misfortune that shall come upon them makes haste.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Vengeance is mine, for I shall pay them in a time when their feet will slip, because that day of their breaking is near and the thing that is coming hurries toward them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Vengeance is Mine, and recompense, Against the time when their foot shall slip; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In the day of vengeance I will recompense, whensoever their foot shall be tripped up; for the day of their destruction is near to them, and the judgments at hand are close upon you.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Song of Moses
34“Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults? 35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.” 36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.…

Cross References
Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Hebrews 10:30
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”

Psalm 94:1-2
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth. / Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.

Nahum 1:2-3
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies. / The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

Isaiah 63:4
For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.

Psalm 73:18-19
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

Job 21:30
Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.

Jeremiah 51:56
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.

Lamentations 3:64-66
You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. / Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them! / You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.

1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

2 Thessalonians 1:6-8
After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”

Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

Psalm 37:13
but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.


Treasury of Scripture

To me belongs vengeance and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come on them make haste.

To me

Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

Psalm 94:1
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

Nahum 1:2,6
God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies…

their foot

Psalm 73:17-19
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end…

Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Isaiah 8:15
And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

for the day

2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

the things

Isaiah 5:19
That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

Isaiah 30:12,13
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: …

Isaiah 60:22
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.

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Deuteronomy 32
1. Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance
46. He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it
48. God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die














Vengeance is Mine
The phrase "Vengeance is Mine" originates from the Hebrew word "naqam," which signifies retribution or justice. In the context of Deuteronomy, God is asserting His exclusive right to enact justice. This is a profound reminder of God's sovereignty and righteousness. Historically, this declaration served as a warning to Israel and its enemies that God alone is the ultimate judge. It underscores the belief that human beings should not take justice into their own hands but trust in God's perfect judgment.

I will repay
The assurance "I will repay" emphasizes God's active role in administering justice. The Hebrew root "shalam" conveys the idea of making whole or restoring balance. This promise reassures believers that God will address wrongs and injustices in His perfect timing. It is a call to faith, trusting that God sees all and will act according to His divine plan. This phrase also serves as a comfort to those who suffer, affirming that God is aware of their plight and will act on their behalf.

In due time
The phrase "In due time" reflects the Hebrew concept of "et," meaning a specific, appointed time. This suggests that God's actions are not random but occur according to His divine schedule. It is a reminder of God's omniscience and the perfect timing of His interventions. For the Israelites, this was a call to patience and trust, knowing that God's timing is always perfect, even when it seems delayed from a human perspective.

their foot will slip
The imagery of "their foot will slip" is a metaphor for impending downfall or failure. In Hebrew, the word "mowt" conveys instability or tottering. This phrase serves as a warning to those who oppose God, indicating that their apparent stability is temporary and precarious. Historically, this would remind Israel of the fate of their enemies and the consequences of turning away from God. It is a vivid illustration of the certainty of divine justice.

for their day of disaster is near
The phrase "for their day of disaster is near" uses the Hebrew word "eyd," meaning calamity or ruin. This serves as a prophetic warning that judgment is imminent. The nearness of this disaster underscores the urgency of repentance and the certainty of God's justice. For the original audience, it was a call to remain faithful and a warning to those who would oppose God's will.

and their doom is coming quickly
Finally, "and their doom is coming quickly" emphasizes the swift and inevitable nature of God's judgment. The Hebrew word "chush" suggests speed or haste. This phrase reinforces the idea that while God's patience is great, His justice will not be delayed indefinitely. It serves as both a warning and a comfort: a warning to those who persist in wrongdoing and a comfort to those who await God's righteous intervention.

(35) To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence.--In the Epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews 10:30) this sentence is quoted with the first clause of Deuteronomy 32:36, "For we know Him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me. I will recompense, saith the Lord." And so in Romans 12:19.

Their foot shall slide in due time.--Rather, for the time when their foot shall slide.

Verse 35. - Render: Vengeance is mine, and retribution for the time when their feet shall totter; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and that which is prepared for them maketh haste. The tottering of the feet represents the incipient fall. God would manifest himself as the Avenger when their calamity began to come upon them.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Vengeance
נָקָם֙ (nā·qām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5359: Vengeance

is Mine;
לִ֤י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

I will repay.
וְשִׁלֵּ֔ם (wə·šil·lêm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8005: Recompense

In due time
לְעֵ֖ת (lə·‘êṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

their foot
רַגְלָ֑ם (raḡ·lām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

will slip;
תָּמ֣וּט (tā·mūṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 4131: To waver, to slip, shake, fall

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

their day
י֣וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of disaster
אֵידָ֔ם (’ê·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 343: Oppression, misfortune, ruin

is near,
קָרוֹב֙ (qā·rō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7138: Near

and their doom
עֲתִדֹ֥ת (‘ă·ṯi·ḏōṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 6264: Prepared, skilful, treasure

is coming quickly.
וְחָ֖שׁ (wə·ḥāš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2363: To hurry, to be eager with excitement, enjoyment


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