Deuteronomy 6:15

13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.

16 Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.

17 You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.
KJV
(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.
WEB
for the LORD your God among you is a jealous God, lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.
ASV
for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
DARBY
for Jehovah thy God is a jealous God in thy midst; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from the face of the earth.
BLB
for a jealous God [is] YHWH your God among you—lest the anger of YHWH your God be kindled against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.
ÅB
for en nidkjær Gud er Herren din Gud, som er i din midte - for at ikke Herrens, din Guds vrede skal tennes opp mot deg, og han skal utrydde deg av jorden.
OTB
for Herren din Gud, som er blant dere, er en nidkjær Gud; ellers vil Herrens din Guds vrede bli opptent mot deg, og Han vil utslette deg fra jordens overflate.
B1930
for en nidkjær Gud er Herren din Gud, som er i din midte - forat ikke Herrens, din Guds vrede skal optendes mot dig, og han skal utrydde dig av jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 4:24

    For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

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  • Exodus 20:5

    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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  • Deuteronomy 11:17

    or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:4

    because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.

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  • Exodus 32:12

    Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.

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  • Psalms 90:11

    Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

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  • Amos 3:2

    “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

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  • 1 Kings 13:34

    And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.

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