Mar 8, 2003 23:11
21 yrs ago
German term

Mainz ist die Rache, spricht der Herr.

German to English Other
This sentence would have appeared on a greeting card. Might anyone be able to shed some light on the meaning of this sentence?
Thanks for your help!

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Refers to the strange sense of humor during the carneval meetings in Mainz – they are not really funny. And the author of this sentence sees it as god’s revenge.
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carnival expression - pun on Revenge is mine (Mainz), sayeth the Lord

A pun on - revenge is mine, sayeth the Lord - they use the word Mainz (the city) instead of 'Mein'.

It appears to be a carnival saying.

HTH

Sheila


Kreisverband - Roland Bahre
... 2000-2003 Carl-von-Ossietzky-Oberstufengymnasium Wiesbaden. danach: Studium
der Theolgie in Mainz. ... Homepage, Motto, Mein ist die Rache, spricht der Herr. ...
www.cdu-wiesbaden.de/ju/kv/person.php?bahre_roland.xml - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares


Karnevalssprüche, Fastnachtsverse, Zitate, Aphorismen, ...
... nur fast. Mainz ist die Rache, spricht der Herr. Humor ist der Knopf,
der verhindert, dass uns der Kragen platzt. Joachim Ringelnatz ...
www.spruecheportal.de/fastnachtssprueche.html - 10k - En caché - Páginas similares



roem12_17-21.html
... nach der Reformation sind schreckliche Grausamkeiten begangen worden - aber auch
der Gedanke: "'Mein ist die Rache', spricht der Herr," ist nicht ausgestorben. ...
www.rainerhauke.de/roem12_17-21.html - 13k - En caché - Páginas similares


Homepage von SPK/PF (H)
... The LORD speaks: The revenge is mine (see also: The feet in the fire ... Der HERR spricht:
Mein ist die Rache (siehe auch: Die Füße im Feuer, CF Meyer, Gedicht). ...
www.spkpfh.de/ - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares


Priority Associates New York City - [ Traduzca esta página ]
"Revenge is mine sayeth the Lord" Romans 12:19. As I say watching
the jester in my favorite opera Rigoletto, I felt the pain and ...
www.panyc.org/meditations/revengeis.html - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):

agree Teresa Reinhardt
4 hrs
thanks, Teresa:-)
agree Chris Rowson (X) : "Vengeance is Mainz, saith the Lord ..."
7 hrs
thanks, Chris - exactly:-)
agree Ron Stelter
1 day 13 hrs
thanks, Ron:-)
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