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Deuteronomy 6:15

God's holiness

13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

(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.

16 Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

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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 thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

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  • Exodus 20:5

    Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

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  • Deuteronomy 11:17

    And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:4

    For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

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  • Exodus 32:12

    Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

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  • Psalms 90:11

    Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

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  • Amos 3:2

    You only have I known of 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 thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

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