2 Samuel 22:9

7 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.

8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
KJV
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
WEB
Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
ASV
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
DARBY
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
BLB
Smoke went up from His nostrils, and consuming fire from His mouth; glowing coals were kindled by it.
ÅB
Det steg røyk opp av hans nese, og fortærende ild fra hans munn; glør brant ut av ham.
OTB
Røyk steg opp fra Hans nesebor,
Og ild fra Hans munn fortærte;
Glør ble tent av den.
B1930
Det steg røk op av hans nese, og fortærende ild fra hans munn; glør brente ut av ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 12:29

    “For our God is a consuming fire.”

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  • Psalms 18:15

    The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

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  • Job 41:20–21

    Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.

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  • Jeremiah 15:14

    Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.”

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  • Exodus 24:17

    And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:22

    For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.

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  • Psalms 18:8

    Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

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  • Exodus 19:18

    Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

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