Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For a fire will be kindled by my wrath, one that burns down to the realm of the dead below. It will devour the earth and its harvests and set afire the foundations of the mountains. New Living Translation For my anger blazes forth like fire and burns to the depths of the grave. It devours the earth and all its crops and ignites the foundations of the mountains. English Standard Version For a fire is kindled by my anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol, devours the earth and its increase, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version For a fire is kindled in My anger, And shall burn to the lowest hell; It shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire the foundations of the mountains. New American Standard Bible For a fire has flared in My anger, And it burns to the lowest part of Sheol, And devours the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. NASB 1995 For a fire is kindled in My anger, And burns to the lowest part of Sheol, And consumes the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. NASB 1977 For a fire is kindled in My anger, And burns to the lowest part of Sheol, And consumes the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. Legacy Standard Bible For a fire is kindled in My anger, And it burns to the lowest part of Sheol, And it consumes the earth with its produce, And it sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. Amplified Bible ‘For a fire is kindled by My anger, And it burns to the depths of Sheol (the place of the dead, the nether world), It devours the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. Christian Standard Bible For fire has been kindled because of my anger and burns to the depths of Sheol; it devours the land and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains. Holman Christian Standard Bible For fire has been kindled because of My anger and burns to the depths of Sheol; it devours the land and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.” American Standard Version For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains. Contemporary English Version "My people, I will breathe out fire that sends you down to the world of the dead. It will scorch your farmlands and burn deep down under the mountains. English Revised Version For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest pit, And devoureth the earth with her increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains. GOD'S WORD® Translation My anger has started a fire that will burn to the depths of hell. It will consume the earth and its crops and set the foundations of the mountains on fire. Good News Translation My anger will flame up like fire and burn everything on earth. It will reach to the world below and consume the roots of the mountains. International Standard Version For a fire breaks out in my anger— burning to the deepest part of the afterlife, consuming the earth and its produce and igniting the foundations of the mountains. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible For a fire has been kindled by my anger, and it burns to lowest Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and ignites the foundations of the mountains. New Heart English Bible For a fire is kindled in my anger, and burns to the lowest Sheol, and devours the earth with its increase, and sets the foundations of the mountains on fire. Webster's Bible Translation For a fire is kindled in my anger, and shall burn to the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. World English Bible For a fire is kindled in my anger, that burns to the lowest Sheol, devours the earth with its increase, and sets the foundations of the mountains on fire. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor a fire has been kindled in My anger, "" And it burns to the lowest [part] of Sheol, "" And consumes earth and its increase, "" And sets on fire [the] foundations of mountains. Young's Literal Translation For a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, And it burneth unto Sheol -- the lowest, And consumeth earth and its increase, And setteth on fire foundations of mountains. Smith's Literal Translation For a fire was kindled in mine anger. And it shall burn to the lowest hades, And it shall consume the land and its produce, And it shall burn the foundations of the mountains. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA fire is kindled in my wrath, and shall burn even to the lowest hell: and shall devour the earth with her increase, and shall burn the foundations of the mountains. Catholic Public Domain Version A fire has been kindled in my fury, and it will burn even to the deepest Hell, and it will devour the earth with its produce, and it will burn the foundations of the mountains. New American Bible For by my wrath a fire is kindled that has raged to the depths of Sheol, It has consumed the earth with its yield, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. New Revised Standard Version For a fire is kindled by my anger, and burns to the depths of Sheol; it devours the earth and its increase, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor a fire is kindled in my anger, and shall burn to the lowest parts of Sheol, and shall consume the earth and its increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because a fire blazes in my anger and burns unto to Sheol beneath; it shall devour the land and its fruits and will burn the foundations of the mountains. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For a fire is kindled in My nostril, And burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, And devoureth the earth with her produce, And setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains. Brenton Septuagint Translation For a fire has been kindled out of my wrath, it shall burn to hell below; it shall devour the land, and the fruits of it; it shall set on fire the foundations of the mountains. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of Moses…21They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding. 22For 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. 23I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.… Cross References 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.” 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.” Isaiah 30:27-28 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. 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. Nahum 1:6 Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. Psalm 18:7-8 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. / Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. Psalm 21:9 You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them. Psalm 97:3-5 Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side. / His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles. / The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth. 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. Ezekiel 22:31 So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.” Hebrews 12:29 “For our God is a consuming fire.” 2 Peter 3:7 And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. Revelation 8:7 Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. Revelation 9:2 The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. Revelation 14:10-11 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” Treasury of Scripture For a fire is kindled in my anger, and shall burn to the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. For a fire 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. Numbers 16:35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. Psalm 21:9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. shall burn. Psalm 86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. Isaiah 30:33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. shall consume. Isaiah 24:6,19,20 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left… foundations Job 9:5,6 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger… Psalm 46:2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Psalm 144:5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Jump to Previous Ablaze Anger Below Burn Burneth Burning Burns Consume Consumes Consumeth Death Deep Depths Devour Devoureth Devours Earth Hell Increase Kindled Lowest Mountains Nether-World Nostril Part Parts Produce Realm Roots Sets Sheol Underworld Wrath YieldJump to Next Ablaze Anger Below Burn Burneth Burning Burns Consume Consumes Consumeth Death Deep Depths Devour Devoureth Devours Earth Hell Increase Kindled Lowest Mountains Nether-World Nostril Part Parts Produce Realm Roots Sets Sheol Underworld Wrath YieldDeuteronomy 32 1. Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance46. He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it 48. God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die For a fire has been kindled by My anger The imagery of fire in the Bible often symbolizes God's judgment and purification. The Hebrew word for "fire" is "esh," which conveys both destruction and the potential for renewal. In this context, it represents God's righteous anger against sin and idolatry. The phrase "kindled by My anger" suggests a divine initiation, emphasizing that this is not a random occurrence but a deliberate act of God. Historically, fire was a common method of purifying and cleansing, and here it serves as a metaphor for God's purifying judgment upon Israel for their disobedience. and it burns to the depths of Sheol devouring the earth and its produce and scorching the foundations of the mountains Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe speaker of the song in Deuteronomy 32, Moses is delivering a message from God to the Israelites, warning them of the consequences of their disobedience. 2. Israelites The primary audience of Moses' message, the Israelites are being reminded of God's power and the seriousness of turning away from Him. 3. Sheol In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, often depicted as a place of darkness and separation from God. 4. The Earth and its Produce Symbolizes the physical world and its blessings, which are at risk of being consumed by God's righteous anger. 5. The Mountains Often seen as symbols of strength and stability, the mountains' foundations being scorched signifies the totality of God's judgment. Teaching Points The Seriousness of SinGod's anger is not arbitrary but a response to sin and disobedience. We must recognize the gravity of sin in our lives and its potential to separate us from God. God's Righteous Judgment The imagery of fire and destruction serves as a reminder of God's holiness and the certainty of His judgment against unrighteousness. The Call to Repentance Understanding the consequences of sin should lead us to repentance and a renewed commitment to follow God's ways. The Stability of God's Creation Even the most stable elements of creation, like mountains, are subject to God's power. This should inspire awe and reverence for the Creator. Hope in God's Mercy While the passage speaks of judgment, it also implicitly calls us to seek God's mercy, which is available to those who turn back to Him.(22) For a fire is kindled in mine anger.--Quoted by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 15:14, and comp. Jeremiah 17:4). The foundations of the mountains.--Rashi says, "Jerusalem, which is founded on the mountains," as it is said, "Jerusalem, the mountains are about her" (Psalm 125:2). Verse 22. - (Cf. Jeremiah 15:14; Jeremiah 17:4; Lamentations 4:11.) The lowest hell; the lowest sheol, the uttermost depth of the under-world. The Hebrew sheol (שְׁאול) answering to the Greek ἅδης, by which it is usually rendered by the LXX., is a general designation of the unseen state, the place of the dead. By some the word is derived from שָׁאַל, to ask, because sheol is ever asking, is insatiable (Proverbs 30:16); but more probably it is from a root signifying to excavate, to hollow, and, like the German holle, means primarily a hollow place or cavern. The Divine wrath kindles a consuming fire, that burns down to the lowest depths - to the deepest part of sheol - consumes the earth's produce, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. This does not refer to any particular judgment that was to befall the national Israel, but is a general description of the effects of the Divine wrath when that is poured forth in judgments on men.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a fire אֵשׁ֙ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire has been kindled קָדְחָ֣ה (qā·ḏə·ḥāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6919: To be kindled, kindle by My anger, בְאַפִּ֔י (ḇə·’ap·pî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire and it burns וַתִּיקַ֖ד (wat·tî·qaḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3344: To be kindled, to burn to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the depths תַּחְתִּ֑ית (taḥ·tîṯ) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 8482: Lowermost, the depths of Sheol; שְׁא֣וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) it consumes וַתֹּ֤אכַל (wat·tō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat the earth אֶ֙רֶץ֙ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and its produce, וִֽיבֻלָ֔הּ (wî·ḇu·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2981: Produce, a crop, wealth and scorches וַתְּלַהֵ֖ט (wat·tə·la·hêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3857: To blaze up, flame the foundations מוֹסְדֵ֥י (mō·ws·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4146: A foundation of the mountains. הָרִֽים׃ (hā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country Links Deuteronomy 32:22 NIVDeuteronomy 32:22 NLT Deuteronomy 32:22 ESV Deuteronomy 32:22 NASB Deuteronomy 32:22 KJV Deuteronomy 32:22 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 32:22 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 32:22 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 32:22 French Bible Deuteronomy 32:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire is kindled in my (Deut. 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