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Deuteronomy 4:24

God's holinessAnger

22 But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.

23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

25 When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:

26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

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BSB
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
KJV
For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
WEB
For the LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
ASV
For Jehovah thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
DARBY
For Jehovah thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
BLB
For YHWH your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
ÅB
For Herren din Gud er en fortærende ild, en nidkjær Gud.
OTB
For Herren deres Gud er en fortærende ild, en Gud som ønsker eksklusiv hengivenhet.
B1930
For Herren din Gud er en fortærende ild, en nidkjær Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:3

    Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.

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  • Exodus 24:17

    And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

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  • Nahum 1:6

    Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

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  • Isaiah 33:14

    The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

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  • Deuteronomy 6:15

    (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

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  • Exodus 34:14

    For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:22

    Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

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