Psalm 18:8 “Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth;…”

Psalm 18:8

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 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 a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales 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 consumeth, Coals 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: flames were lighted by it.

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Cross references

“went”

Psalm 21:9 Psalm 11:6 Genesis 19:28 Leviticus 10:2 Numbers 16:35 Psalm 74:1

Psalm 21:9 · BSB

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 11:6 · BSB

On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

Genesis 19:28 · BSB

He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.

Leviticus 10:2 · BSB

So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.

Numbers 16:35 · BSB

And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

Psalm 74:1 · BSB

Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?

“fire”

Daniel 7:10 Amos 4:11 Revelation 11:5 Nahum 1:5 Nahum 1:6

Daniel 7:10 · BSB

A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

Amos 4:11 · BSB

“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Revelation 11:5 · BSB

If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

Nahum 1:5 · BSB

The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.

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.

Also

Psalm 50:3

Psalm 50:3 · BSB

Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.

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

In context

7Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

9He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

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