89 verses contain “AVEN” (in the KJV: 72, in the BSB: 52) — showing 1–89
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And the LORD said unto him, Therefore
whosoever slayeth
Cain,
vengeance shall be taken on him
sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon
Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Thou shalt not
avenge, nor bear any
grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself: I am the LORD.
And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall
avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the
pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
And I will bring a sword against you to
execute the
vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
“Take
vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of
yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and
avenge the LORD of
Midian.
So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and
execute the LORD’s
vengeance on them.
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the
avenger; that the
manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
You are to have these cities as a refuge from the
avenger, so that the
manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
The
revenger of blood himself shall
slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall
slay him.
The
avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
Or in
enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that
smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the
revenger of blood shall
slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the
avenger of blood finds the murderer, he is to kill him.
Then the congregation shall judge between the
slayer and the
revenger of blood according to these judgments:
then the congregation must judge between the
slayer and the
avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
And the congregation shall deliver the
slayer out of the hand of the
revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge,
whither he was fled: and he shall
abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was
anointed with the holy oil.
The assembly is to protect the
manslayer from the hand of the
avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was
anointed with the holy oil.
And the
revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the
revenger of blood kill the
slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
and the
avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the
avenger will not be guilty of
bloodshedLest the
avenger of the blood pursue the
slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and
slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he
hated him not in time past.
Otherwise, the
avenger of blood might pursue the
manslayer in a
rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any
harm.
Then the elders of his city shall send and
fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the
avenger of blood, that he may die.
the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the
avenger of blood to die.
Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him.
Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will
avenge the blood of His children. He will take
vengeance on His
adversaries and repay those who
hate Him; He will
cleanse His land and His people.
And Joshua sent men from
Jericho to
Ai, which is beside Beth-
aven, on the east side of
Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed
Ai.
Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from
Jericho to
Ai, which is near Beth-
aven to the east of
Bethel, and told them, “Go up and
spy out the land.” So the men went up and
spied out
Ai.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had
avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took
vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of
Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of
Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-
aven.
On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of
Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-
aven.
Now if the
avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the
manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his
neighbor accidentally without prior
malice.
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that
whosoever killeth any person at unawares might
flee thither, and not die by the hand of the
avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that
anyone who kills a person
unintentionally may
flee there and not die by the hand of the
avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
Praise ye the LORD for the
avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people
volunteer,
bless the LORD.
That the cruelty done to the
threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon
Abimelech their brother, which
slew them; and upon the men of
Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be
avenged on their brother
Abimelech and on the leaders of
Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.
And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth;
forasmuch as the LORD hath taken
vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of
Ammon.
“My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has
avenged you of your enemies, the
Ammonites.”
And
Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be
avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
And
Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken
vengeance upon you.”
And
Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and
strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once
avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
Then
Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me.
Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one
vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand
chariots, and six thousand
horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in
Michmash, eastward from Beth-
aven.
Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand
chariots, six thousand
horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the
seashore. They went up and camped at
Michmash, east of Beth-
aven.
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven.
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had
adjured the people, saying,
Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be
avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “
Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken
vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any
dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be
avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other
dowry but a hundred
Philistine foreskins as
revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD
avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take
vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath
withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from
avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you
yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to
bloodshed and
avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek
harm for my lord be like Nabal.
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath
avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine
handmaid.
then my lord will have no
remorse or guilt of conscience over needless
bloodshed and
revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your
maidservant.”
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from
avenging myself with mine own hand.
And they brought the head of
Ish-bosheth unto David to
Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath
avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
They brought the head of
Ish-bosheth to David at
Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of
Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life.
Today the LORD has granted
vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
“Please,” she replied, “may the king
invoke the LORD your God to prevent the
avenger of blood from increasing the
devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he
vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
Then
Ahimaaz son of
Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has
avenged him of his enemies.”
And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said,
Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath
avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
Just then the
Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news:
Today the LORD has
avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
Moreover thou knowest also what
Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto
Abner the son of
Ner, and unto
Amasa the son of Jether, whom he
slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his
girdle that was about his loins, and in his
shoes that were on his feet.
Moreover, you know what
Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to
Abner son of
Ner and
Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to
avenge the blood of war. He
stained with the blood of war the belt around his
waist and the
sandals on his feet.
And thou shalt
smite the house of
Ahab thy master, that I may
avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of
Jezebel.
And you are to strike down the house of your master
Ahab, so that I may
avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of
Jezebel.
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to
avenge themselves on their enemies.
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to
avenge themselves on their enemies.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the
avenger.
From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your
adversaries, to silence the enemy and
avenger.
When he maketh
inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and
avenger.
The righteous shall
rejoice when he
seeth the
vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
The righteous will
rejoice when they see they are
avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou
wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest
vengeance of their inventions.
O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a
forgiving God to them, yet an
avenger of their misdeeds.
Say not thou, I will
recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Do not say, “I will
avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel,
Ah, I will ease me of mine
adversaries, and
avenge me of mine enemies:
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “
Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and
avenge Myself on My enemies.
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be
avenged on such a nation as this?
Should I not
punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not
avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be
avenged on such a nation as this?
Should I not
punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not
avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be
avenged on such a nation as this?
Should I not
punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not
avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”
O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and
revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy
longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered
rebuke.
You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me.
Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your
patience, do not take me away. Know that I
endure reproach for Your honor.
For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of
vengeance, that he may
avenge him of his
adversaries: and the sword shall
devour, and it shall be
satiate and made
drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of
vengeance against His foes. The sword will
devour until it is satisfied, until it is
quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
The young men of
Aven and of
Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
The young men of On and
Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.
And the LORD said unto him, Call his name
Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will
avenge the blood of
Jezreel upon the house of
Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
Then the LORD said to
Hosea, “Name him
Jezreel, for soon I will bring the
bloodshed of
Jezreel upon the house of
Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
Though thou, Israel, play the
harlot, yet let not Judah
offend; and come not ye unto
Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-
aven, nor
swear, The LORD liveth.
Though you
prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to
Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-
aven, and do not
swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the
trumpet in
Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-
aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the
calves of Beth-
aven: for the people thereof shall
mourn over it, and the priests thereof that
rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
The people of Samaria will fear for the
calf of Beth-
aven. Indeed, its people will
mourn with its
idolatrous priests— those who
rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.
The high places also of
Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the
thorn and the
thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
The high places of Aven will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
For I will
avenge their blood, which I have not yet
avenged.” For the LORD dwells in
Zion.
I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of
Aven, and him that holdeth the
sceptre from the house of
Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of
Aven and the one who wields the
scepter in Beth-
eden. The people of
Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying,
Avenge me of mine
adversary.
And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my
adversary.’
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will
avenge her, lest by her continual coming she
weary me.
yet because this widow keeps
pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
And shall not God
avenge his own
elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Will not God bring about justice for His
elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to
defer their help?
I tell you that he will
avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
I tell you, He will
promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and
avenged him that was
oppressed, and
smote the Egyptian:
And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his
defense and
avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was
oppressing him.
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.”
and no one should ever
violate or
exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will
avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly
warned you.
And they
cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true,
dost thou not judge and
avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
And they
cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You
avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath
avenged you on her.
Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great
whore, which did corrupt the earth with her
fornication, and hath
avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great
prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has
avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
And therefore, saith the Lord, I will surely
avenge them, and receive unto me all the innocent blood from among them.
Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very
angry with all this country, and
sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be
avenged upon all those coasts of
Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria, and that he would
slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the children of
Ammon, and all
Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till ye come to the borders of the two seas.
And in the
eighteenth year, the two and
twentieth day of the first month, there was talk in the house of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians that he should, as he said,
avenge himself on all the earth.
He left behind him an
avenger against his enemies, and one that shall requite kindness to his friends.
Take also unto you all those that observe the law, and
avenge ye the wrong of your people.
So he made him ready to go up, and there went with him a mighty host of the ungodly to help him, and to be
avenged of the children of Israel.
And they went unto the king, and said, How long will it be
ere thou
execute judgment, and
avenge our brethren?
Be
avenged of this man and his host, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer.
So when they had
avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to the marsh of Jordan.
Doubtless I will
avenge my nation, and the sanctuary, and our wives, and our children: for all the heathen are gathered to destroy us of very
malice.
My meaning also being to go through the country, that I may be
avenged of them that have destroyed it, and made many cities in the kingdom
desolate:
By reason
whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and
avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things.
Then swelling with anger. he thought to
avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him
flee. Therefore commanded he his chariotman to drive without ceasing, and to
dispatch the journey, the judgment of God now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem and make it a common
burying place of the Jews.
