So God said to Noah,“I have decided that all living creatures must die, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy them and the earth.
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TSK · 2 Samuel 4:11
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For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.
For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with plague, and you would have been destroyed from the earth.
Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.
Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the LORD punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”
For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help
but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.
You people of Israel should tell those nations this:‘These gods did not make heaven and earth. They will disappear from the earth and from under the heavens.’
Habakkuk Voices Some Concerns LORD, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. LORD, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.