Deuteronomy 4:24
New International Version
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

New Living Translation
The LORD your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God.

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

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

King James Bible
For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

New King James Version
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

New American Standard Bible
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

NASB 1995
“For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

NASB 1977
“For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Legacy Standard Bible
For Yahweh your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Amplified Bible
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire; He is a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His].

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.”

American Standard Version
For Jehovah thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD will be angry if you worship other gods, and he can be like a fire destroying everything in its path.

English Revised Version
For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD your God is a raging fire, a God who does not tolerate rivals.

Good News Translation
because the LORD your God is like a flaming fire; he tolerates no rivals.

International Standard Version
Indeed, the LORD your God is a consuming fire. He is a jealous God."

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

NET Bible
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire; he is a jealous God.

New Heart English Bible
For the LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

World English Bible
For Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for your God YHWH is a consuming fire—a zealous God.

Young's Literal Translation
for Jehovah thy God is a fire consuming -- a zealous God.

Smith's Literal Translation
For Jehovah thy God he is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

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

New Revised Standard Version
For the LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a zealous God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because LORD JEHOVAH your God is a consuming fire and God is jealous.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Warning Against Idolatry
23Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you. 24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. 25After you have children and grandchildren and you have been in the land a long time, if you then act corruptly and make an idol of any form—doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and provoking Him to anger—…

Cross References
Hebrews 12:29
“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Exodus 34:14
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”

1 Corinthians 10:22
Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.

Joshua 24:19
But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.

Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

1 Kings 19:11-12
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.

Psalm 97:3
Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.

Isaiah 30:27-30
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. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray. / You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. ...

2 Thessalonians 1:7-8
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.

Ezekiel 38:19
In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

Revelation 1:14-15
The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

Isaiah 66:15-16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

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

they God

Deuteronomy 9:3
Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.

Deuteronomy 32:22
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.

Exodus 24:17
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

a jealous God

Deuteronomy 6:15
(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.

Deuteronomy 29:20
The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

Deuteronomy 32:16,21
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger…

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For the LORD your God
This phrase establishes the identity and authority of the speaker, Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "YHWH," the sacred tetragrammaton, which signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature. "Your God" emphasizes the personal relationship between God and the Israelites, highlighting the covenantal bond. Historically, this relationship was unique among ancient Near Eastern cultures, where gods were often seen as distant and impersonal.

is a consuming fire
The imagery of "consuming fire" is powerful and multifaceted. In Hebrew, "esh oklah" conveys both the purity and the judgment of God. Fire in the ancient world was a symbol of purification and destruction. This metaphor suggests God's holiness and His ability to purify His people by consuming sin and idolatry. Archaeologically, fire was used in sacrificial rituals, symbolizing the complete offering to God. Scripturally, this imagery is echoed in Hebrews 12:29, reinforcing the idea of God's purifying presence.

a jealous God
The term "jealous" in Hebrew is "qanna," which is often misunderstood in modern contexts. Here, it reflects God's zealous protection of His covenant relationship with Israel. Unlike human jealousy, which can be petty or insecure, God's jealousy is rooted in His love and righteousness. It underscores His intolerance for idolatry and unfaithfulness, as He desires exclusive devotion from His people. Historically, this was a counter-cultural stance, as polytheism was prevalent in the surrounding nations. This phrase serves as a warning and a reminder of the seriousness of the covenant obligations.

(24) The Lord thy God is a consuming fire.--The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews makes use of this in Deuteronomy 12:29, to enforce the lessons not of Sinai, but of Pentecost, and of the voice of "Him that speaketh from heaven" by the Spirit whom He has sent.

Verse 24. - A consuming fire. When God spoke to Israel at Sinai, his glory appeared "like devouring (consuming) fire on the top of the mount" (Exodus 24:17); and in allusion to this Moses here calls God "a consuming fire." He is so to all his enemies, and to all who disobey him; by severe inflictions he will punish, and, if they persist in their hostility and rebellion, will ultimately destroy them (comp. Deuteronomy 9:3; Isaiah 10:16-18; Amos 5:6; Zephaniah 1:18; Hebrews 12:29). A jealous God; LXX., Θεὸς ζηλωτής God has a burning zeal for his own glory; he guards it with jealous care; and he will not spare those who do him dishonor, especially those who are guilty of idolatry, whereby they "change the truth of God into a lie" (Romans 1:25; cf. Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 6:14, 15; Deuteronomy 32:16, etc.; Psalm 78:58, etc.; Nahum 1:2). He is jealous also over his people, because he loves them, and will not endure any rival in their affection and devotion.

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Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

is a consuming
אֹכְלָ֖ה (’ō·ḵə·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

fire,
אֵ֥שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

a jealous
קַנָּֽא׃ (qan·nā)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7067: Jealous

God.
אֵ֖ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty


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