Deuteronomy 4:24 “For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.”

Deuteronomy 4:24

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

For the LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

American Standard Version

For Jehovah thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, and a ielous God.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Young's Literal Translation

for Jehovah thy God is a fire consuming — a zealous God.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord your God is an all-burning fire, and he will not let the honour which is his be given to any other.

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Cross references

“thy God”

Hebrews 12:29 Deuteronomy 9:3 Exodus 24:17 Nahum 1:6 Isaiah 33:14 Zephaniah 1:18

Hebrews 12:29 · BSB

“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Deuteronomy 9:3 · BSB

But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised…

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.

Nahum 1:6 · BSB

Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

Isaiah 33:14 · BSB

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?”

Zephaniah 1:18 · BSB

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 th…

“a jealous God”

Deuteronomy 6:15 Exodus 20:5 Exodus 34:14 Zephaniah 3:8 1 Corinthians 10:22 Isaiah 42:8

Deuteronomy 6:15 · BSB

For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.

Exodus 20:5 · BSB

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Exodus 34:14 · BSB

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

Zephaniah 3:8 · BSB

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…

1 Corinthians 10:22 · BSB

Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

Isaiah 42:8 · BSB

I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.

Also

Deuteronomy 5:9 Isaiah 30:27

Deuteronomy 5:9 · BSB

Isaiah 30:27 · BSB

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.

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

In context

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.

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—

Read Deuteronomy 4