God’s Vengeance
2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in 1:2 Lit is a master of wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against his foes; 1:2 Dt 32:35,41,43; Ps 94:1; 149:7; Is 1:24; 59:17; Jr 5:9,29; 9:9; 46:10; 50:15; 51:6,11,36; Ezk 25:14–17; Mc 5:15; 2Th 1:8; Heb 10:30
he is furious with his enemies. 1:2 Dt 6:15; Ps 94:1; Is 63:1–6; Jr 46:10; 50:28–29; Mc 5:15; Zph 1:18
3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished. 1:3 Ex 34:6–7; Nm 14:18
His path is in the whirlwind and storm, 1:3 Pr 1:27; 10:25; Is 66:15; Jr 4:13; Hs 8:7
and clouds are the dust beneath his feet. 1:3 Dt 33:26; Ps 68:4; 104:3; Mt 24:30; 26:64