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Deuteronomy 9:8
At Horeb you provoked the LORD, and He was angry enough to destroy you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in the wilderness, recounting their journey from Egypt to Horeb to confront their ongoing rebellion.
The words — The Hebrew verb הִקְצַפְתֶּם (hik.tzaf.Tem) literally means "you provoked to anger," paired with וַ/יִּתְאַנַּ֧ף (va/i.yit.'a.Naf) meaning "and He was angry," establishing a direct causal link between their actions and divine wrath.
The thread — This Horeb confrontation is referenced in Psalm 106:19 regarding the molten image and Exodus 32:7 where God commands Moses to descend because the people have corrupted themselves.
Why it lands — The text records that persistent provocation triggers divine anger and the threat of destruction, requiring readers to confront the concrete consequences of covenant rebellion without softening the warning.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to have destroyed you.
Cross-references
- Psalms 106:19 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.
- Exodus 32:7 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.
- Exodus 32:16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.