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# vengeance

«vengeance» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **harming someone because they have harmed you or someone…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (vengeance — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Vengeance is harming someone because they have harmed you or someone you love; revenge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#m1)

2) (informal) "With a vengeance" means very strongly or much more than usual, as in "It rained with a vengeance". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Torah forbids private revenge and commands love of neighbour. Tradition teaches that vengeance belongs to God, and that the rule "love your neighbour as yourself" is a great principle of the Torah. In the primary lessons: In stories and films, a character may swear vengeance, which tells the reader the plot is about revenge. In ethics and church, people learn that seeking vengeance often makes things worse; in the Bible, "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord" teaches that people should not take revenge themselves, and Jesus taught to love enemies. Phrases: "take vengeance", "swear vengeance", "seek vengeance", "with a vengeance".

### examples

- Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x1)
- If I whet My glittering sword, and My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, and will recompense them that hate Me. (Torah DEU.32.41, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x2)
- And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: 'Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian. (Torah NUM.31.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x3)
- To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples; (Writings PSA.149.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x4)
- Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their devices against me. (Writings LAM.3.60, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x5)
- Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me. (Writings PSA.18.48, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x6)
- The hero swore vengeance on the dragon that burnt his village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x7)
- (Bible) Saint Paul wrote, "Do not take revenge … for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine,' says the Lord." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x8)
- Vengeance doesn't fix anything; it just makes the fight longer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x9)
- The rain came back with a vengeance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x10)
- She forgave him instead of seeking vengeance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x11)
- The cold came back with a vengeance just when spring had started. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x12)
- “O Dil-aram! such a vengeance is not manly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/#x13)

### note

Uncountable. Similar: revenge (more common in everyday speech), retaliation. Adjective: vengeful. Spelled with -geance. "Avenge" is the verb (to punish someone for a wrong done to another), as in "avenge his brother".

### In the corpora

- [Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under me,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.707/)
- [For the LORD hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.715/)
- [For the day of vengeance that was in My heart, and My year of redemption are come.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1345/)
- [And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations, because they hearkened not.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MIC.77/)
- [Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.259/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «vengeance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vengeance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.