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Numeri 31:12

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12 Daarna brachten zij de gevangenen, en den buit, en den roof, tot Mozes en tot Eleazar, den priester, en tot de vergadering der kinderen Israels, in het leger, in de vlakke velden van Moab, dewelke zijn aan de Jordaan van Jericho.

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Revenge

  

'To be avenged seventy and seven fold' denotes damnation.

In Genesis 4:15, vengeance signifies a sacrilege, and condemnation for it. (Arcana Coelestia 392)

In Deuteronomy 32:35, this signifies the genuine truth that the Lord is love and mercy itself. (Doctrine Regarding Sacred Scripture 94)

In Psalm 94:1, this signifies judgment on the Jews because they had destroyed the church. (The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms 344)

In Psalm 99:8, this signifies that the Lord is the Redeemer although it appears that He punishes. (The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms 349; Doctrine Regarding Sacred Scripture 94)

In Isaiah 59:17, this signifies the truths by which the Lord fought with the hells. (Apocalypse Explained 395[13])

In Isaiah 34:8, this signifies the Last Judgment and the condemnation of people who, by falsities and evils, have destroyed the truths of the church. (Apocalypse Explained 850[16])

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 432-444, Genesis 4:24)

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Psalms 94:1

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1 Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.