Scourge

When we say "scourge of nature" we mean punishment inflicted by nature or by something belonging to nature. For instance we may call the tsunami "the scourge of nature". But doesn't it become ambiguous when we say "scourge of kings" or "scourge of jews" ? "scourge of jews " can be used to refer to Hitler who inflicted terror on jews , not the other way round.
How can we remove such ambiguity ?