27 All these things are for good to the godly, but for sinners, they will be turned into evils. (WEB) 28 There are winds that are created for vengeance, and in their fury they lay on their scourges heavily. In the time of reckoning, they pour out their strength, and will appease the wrath of him who made them. (WEB) 29 Fire, hail, famine, and death— all these are created for vengeance— (WEB)
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