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Isaiah 30:27
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses Judah regarding God’s impending intervention against rebellious nations, positioning this judgment before the promised restoration of His people.
The words — The Hebrew בֹּעֵר (bo.'Er) translates literally as "burning," paired with אַפּ֔/וֹ ('a.P/o) meaning "his anger," directly describing the nature of the LORD’s approach.
The thread — This imagery of divine judgment connects to Deuteronomy 32:22 where fire is kindled by God’s anger, Zephaniah 3:8 where He gathers nations for judgment, and 2 Thessalonians 2:8 where the lawless one is destroyed by the breath of His mouth.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God’s restoration of His people is preceded by His decisive, unyielding judgment against rebellion, requiring immediate repentance rather than political alliances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
Cross-references
- 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.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 33:2 He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
- Psalms 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- Psalms 79:5 How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
- Isaiah 9:5 For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
- Isaiah 10:5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
- Isaiah 10:16 Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
- Isaiah 33:12 The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze.