2 Samuel 22:9 “Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth;…”

2 Samuel 22:9

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

World English Bible

Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

American Standard Version

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

Geneva Bible 1599

Smoke went out at his nostrels, and consuming fire out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.

Darby Translation

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.

Young's Literal Translation

Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

Bible in Basic English

There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.

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Cross references

“went”

Hebrews 12:29 Psalm 18:15 2 Samuel 22:16 Exodus 19:18 Exodus 24:17 Deuteronomy 32:22

Hebrews 12:29 · BSB

“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Psalm 18:15 · BSB

The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

2 Samuel 22:16 · BSB

The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

Exodus 19:18 · BSB

Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

Exodus 24:17 · BSB

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 32:22 · BSB

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.

“coals”

Habakkuk 3:5

Habakkuk 3:5 · BSB

Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.

Also

2 Samuel 22:13

2 Samuel 22:13 · BSB

From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

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