Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

(For Jehovah thy God a jealous God in the midst of thee) lest the anger of Jehovah thy God shall kindle against thee and destroy thee from the face of the earth.

New American Standard Bible

for the Lord your God in the midst of 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.

King James Version

(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Holman Bible

for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise, the Lord your God will become angry with you and wipe you off the face of the earth.

International Standard Version

For the LORD your God who is among you is a jealous God. He will turn his anger against you and destroy you from the surface of the land."

A Conservative Version

for LORD thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God, lest the anger of LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

American Standard Version

for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Amplified

for the Lord your God who is among you is a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His]—otherwise the anger of the Lord your God will be kindled and burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord your God who is with you is a God who will not let his honour be given to another; or the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, causing your destruction from the face of the earth.

Darby Translation

for Jehovah thy God is a jealous God in thy midst; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from the face of the earth.

King James 2000

(For the LORD your God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and destroy you from off the face of the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for Yahweh your God [is] a jealous god in your midst, {so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled}, and he would destroy you from the face of the earth.

Modern King James verseion

for Jehovah your God is a jealous God among you, lest the anger of Jehovah your God be kindled against you and destroy you from off the face of the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you - lest the wrath of the LORD thy God wax hot upon thee and destroy thee from the earth.

NET Bible

for the Lord your God, who is present among you, is a jealous God and his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land.

New Heart English Bible

for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.

The Emphasized Bible

for a jealous GOD, is Yahweh thy God in thy midst, - lest the anger of Yahweh thy God kindle upon thee, and so he destroy thee from off the face of the ground.

Webster

(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God should be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

World English Bible

for Yahweh your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of Yahweh your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.

Youngs Literal Translation

for a zealous God is Jehovah thy God in thy midst -- lest the anger of Jehovah thy God burn against thee, and He hath destroyed thee from off the face of the ground.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600
Usage: 2600

is a jealous
קנּא 
Qanna' 
Usage: 6

God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

קרב 
Qereb 
Usage: 226

of the Lord

Usage: 0

be kindled
חרה 
Charah 
Usage: 91

שׁמד 
Shamad 
Usage: 90

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations

14 Ye shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples which are round about you; 15 (For Jehovah thy God a jealous God in the midst of thee) lest the anger of Jehovah thy God shall kindle against thee and destroy thee from the face of the earth. 16 Ye shall not try Jehovah your God, as ye tempted in Massah.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:24

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

Exodus 20:5

Thou shalt not worship to them, and thou shalt not serve them: for I am Jehovah thy God, a jealous God, striking the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth, to them hating me;

Deuteronomy 7:4

For he will turn away thy son from after me and they served other gods: and the anger of Jehovah kindled against you and he destroyed thee suddenly.

Deuteronomy 11:17

And the anger of Jehovah kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens and there shall not be rain, and the land shall not give her produce, and ye perished quickly from off the good land that Jehovah gave to you.

Genesis 7:4

For yet seven days, and I will give rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: and I will wipe out every living thing which I made from the face of the earth.

Exodus 32:12

Lest the Egyptians shall speak, saying, With evil he brought them forth to kill them in the mountains, and to finish them from the face of the earth. Turn back from the heat of thy wrath, and repent concerning evil towards thy people

Numbers 32:10-15

And Jehovah's anger will kindle in that day, and he will swear, saying,

Deuteronomy 5:9

Thou shalt not worship to them, and thou shalt not serve them; for I Jehovah thy God, a jealous God, striking the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and the fourth for hating me,

1 Kings 13:34

And in this word it will be for sin to the house of Jeroboam, and to cut off and to destroy from the face of the earth.

2 Chronicles 36:16

For they will be mocking upon the messengers of God, and despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, even to the bringing up the wrath of Jehovah against his people, even to no healing.

Psalm 90:7

For we were finished in thine Anger, and in thy wrath we were terrified.

Psalm 90:11

Who shall know the strength of thine anger? and according to thy fear, thy wrath.

Amos 3:2

You only did I know from all the families of the earth: for this I will review over you all your iniquities.

Amos 9:8

Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah upon the sinning kingdom, and I destroyed it from the face of the earth; only that destroying, I will not destroy the house of Jacob, says Jehovah.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Do we emulate the Lord? are we stronger than he?

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