Revenge in the Bible

In English, the word vengeance has a negative denotation, defined as “the most furious and unsparing revenge.” Synonymous with vengeance, revenge “emphasizes more the personal injury in return for which is inflicted.” With these definitions in mind, it makes sense why revenge is usually associated with personal retaliation and extreme measures. The Hebrew root for vengeance has many other meanings and interpretations which do not always directly translate to revenge or vengeance. In the texts …

…Bible. But, after close observation of the stories that are mentioned in those two sources and in the concordances, it makes perfect sense why all of the scholars have come to the same conclusion. It does actually appear that the personal revenge that is executed in the Bible is done so by the Lord. The others are judicial acts and acts of liberation, restoration, defeat, punishment, regulation—most done in the sight of the Lord.