'Punishment' in the Bible

And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.

For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.

At daybreak the angels urged Lot on: “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

He replied, "You have suggested your own punishment! The one who has it will become my slave, but the rest of you will go free."

Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.