- God rendered:
- Both the fratricide Abimelech and the unprincipled men of Shechem had the iniquity visited upon them of which they had been guilty. Man's judgment may be avoided; but there is no escape from that of God. How many houses have been sown with salt in France, by the just judgment of God, for the massacre of the Protestants on the eve of St. Bartholomew! See note on "And Abimelechª foughtª° against the cityª all¹ that¹ day;ª and he tookª°¹ the city,ª and slewª° the peopleª that¹ [was] therein, and beat downª°¹ the city,ª and sowedª° it with salt.ª" {Jdg 9:45} + "That the crueltyª [done] to the threescore and tenª sonsª of Jerubbaalª might come,ª° and their bloodª be laidª° upon¹ Abimelechª their brother,ª which¹ slewª° them; and upon¹ the menª of Shechem,ª which¹ aidedªª°¹ him in the killingª° of¹ his brethren.ª" {Jdg 9:24} + "[Is] not¹ destructionª to the wicked?ª and a strangeª [punishment] to the workersª° of iniquity?ª" {Job 31:3} + "When¹ he maketh inquisitionª° for blood,ª he rememberethª° them: he forgettethª° not¹ the cryª of the humble.ª°²" {Psa 9:12} + "Upon¹ the wickedª he shall rainª° snares,ª fireª and brimstone,ª and an horribleª tempest:ª [this shall be] the portionª of their cup.ª" {Psa 11:6} + "The righteousª shall rejoiceª° when¹ he seethª° the vengeance:ª he shall washª° his feetª in the bloodª of the wicked.ª ... So that a manª shall say,ª° Verily¹ [there is] a rewardª for the righteous:ª verily¹ he isª a Godª that judgethª° in the earth.ª" {Psa 58:10-11} + "And he shall bringª° upon¹ them¹ their own iniquity,ª and shall cut them offª° in their own wickedness;ª [yea], the LORDª our Godª shall cut them off.ª°" {Psa 94:23} + "His own iniquitiesª shall takeª°¹ the wickedª himself, and he shall be holdenª° with the cordsª of his sins.ª" {Prv 5:22} + "For²¹ with²¹ what²¹ judgmentª ye judge,ª° ye shall be judged:ª° andª withª whatª measureª ye mete,ª° it shall be measured²° to you² again.²°¹¹" {Mtt 7:2} + "Andª whenª the¹ barbariansª sawª° the¹ [venomous] beastª hangª° onª his²¹ hand,ª they saidª° amongª themselves,ª No doubtª thisª manª isª° a murderer,ª whom,ª though he hath escapedª°² the¹ sea,ª yet vengeanceª sufferethª° notª to live.ª°" {Act 28:4} + "Be²° notª deceived;ª° Godª is²° notª mocked:ª° forª whatsoeverªª a manª soweth,ª° thatª shall he²° alsoª reap.ª°" {Gal 6:7} + "Andª the¹ beastª was taken,ª° andª withª himª the¹ false prophetª that wroughtª° miraclesª beforeª him,ª withª whichª he deceivedª° them that had receivedª° the¹ markª of the¹ beast,ª andª them that worshippedª° his²¹ image.ª These bothª were castª° aliveª° intoª a lakeª of fireª burningª° withª brimstone.ª ... Andª the¹ remnantª were slainª° withª the¹ swordª of him that satª° uponª the¹ horse,ª which² [sword] proceededª° out ofª his²¹ mouth:ª andª allª the¹ fowlsª were filledª° withª their²¹ flesh.ª" {Rev 19:20-21}
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