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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the covenant community of Israel in Deuteronomy 32, delivering a prophetic warning of the consequences of idolatry before they cross the Jordan.
The words — אֵשׁ / 'esh = a fire; קָדְחָה / ka.de.Chah = it has been kindled.
The thread — This imagery of divine fire recurs in Lamentations 4:11, Jeremiah 15:14, and Numbers 16:35.
Why it lands — The text states that God's anger produces a fire reaching the deepest realms and consuming all earthly foundations, demanding recognition that covenant rebellion triggers comprehensive, inescapable judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Cross-references
- Lamentations 4:11 The LORD has exhausted His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.
- 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.”
- Numbers 16:35 And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
- Job 9:5 He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
- Psalms 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
- Isaiah 24:19 The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently.
- Jeremiah 17:4 And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.”
- Micah 1:4 The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
- Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
- Deuteronomy 29:20 The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven