Exodus 24:17 “And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on th…”

Exodus 24:17

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The appearance of the LORD’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

American Standard Version

And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the sight of the glorie of the Lord was like consuming fire on the top of the moutaine, in the eyes of the children of Israel.

Darby Translation

And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, before the eyes of the children of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation

And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah [is] as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel;

Bible in Basic English

And the glory of the Lord was like a flame on the top of the mountain before the eyes of the children of Israel.

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Cross references

“like devouring fire”

Hebrews 12:29 Deuteronomy 4:24 Exodus 3:2 Deuteronomy 4:36 Hebrews 12:18 Exodus 19:18

Hebrews 12:29 · BSB

“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Deuteronomy 4:24 · BSB

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

Exodus 3:2 · BSB

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

Deuteronomy 4:36 · BSB

He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.

Hebrews 12:18 · BSB

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

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.

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

In context

16and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.

18Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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