'Paying' in the Bible

When he sees riders, a pair of horsemen, riders of donkeys, riders of camels, {then} he must listen attentively, paying attention, paying {special} attention."

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,a time of paying back Edomfor its hostility against Zion.

But now, this is what the Lord, your Creator says, O Jacob,And He who formed you, O Israel,“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity];I have called you by name; you are Mine!

A sound of uproar from the city!A voice from the temple—the voice of the Lord,paying back His enemies what they deserve!