Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

May our God come and not keep silence;
Fire devours before Him,
And it is very tempestuous around Him.

King James Version

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Holman Bible

Our God is coming; He will not be silent!
Devouring fire precedes Him,
and a storm rages around Him.

International Standard Version

Our God has appeared and he has not been silent; a devouring fire blazed before him, and a mighty storm swirled around him.

A Conservative Version

Our God comes, and does not keep silence. A fire devours before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him.

American Standard Version

Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him.

Amplified


May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.

Darby Translation

Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Julia Smith Translation

Our God shall come, and he will not be silent: a fire shall consume before him, and it stormed greatly round about him.

King James 2000

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Our God comes and he is not silent. Before him fire devours, and around him it is very tempestuous.

Modern King James verseion

Our God comes, and He is not silent; a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very stormy all around Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Our God shall come, and not keep silence: there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him.

NET Bible

Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages.

New Heart English Bible

Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.

The Emphasized Bible

Let our God come, and let him not keep silence! A fire - before him, shall devour, And, around him, hath it become exceeding tempestuous:

Webster

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous around him.

World English Bible

Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.

Youngs Literal Translation

Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.

Verse Info

Context Readings

God As Judge

2 God shines from Zion. He is the perfection of beauty. 3 May our God come and not keep silence;
Fire devours before Him,
And it is very tempestuous around Him.
4 He addresses (summons) heaven and earth to judge his people:

Cross References

Daniel 7:10

A fiery stream issued from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him. Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set and the books were opened.

Leviticus 10:2

A fire flashed from Jehovah and burned them. They died in the presence of Jehovah.

Numbers 16:35

Fire came from Jehovah and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

Exodus 19:18

Mount Sinai was all in smoke because Jehovah descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace. The whole mountain quaked violently!

Deuteronomy 9:3

Understand today that Jehovah your God is the one who is going ahead of you like a consuming (raging) (devouring) fire. He will wipe them out. Then he will use you to crush their power. You will take possession of their land and will quickly destroy them as Jehovah promised you.

1 Kings 19:11-12

Then he said: Go out and take your place on the mountain before Jehovah. Jehovah passed by and the force of a great wind parted the mountains. Rocks were broken before Jehovah but Jehovah was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but Jehovah was not in the earthquake.

Psalm 18:7-15

Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.

Psalm 48:14

This God is our God forever and ever. He will lead us until death.

Psalm 50:21

When you did these things, I remained silent. That made you think I was like you. I will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see.

Psalm 68:20

Our God is the God of deliverance. Jehovah of Hosts is our escape from death.

Psalm 83:1

O God, do not keep silent. Do not keep silent and do not be still, O God.

Psalm 96:13

He comes before Jehovah! Yes, he comes to judge the earth! He will judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His truth (fidelity) (faithfulness).

Psalm 97:3-5

A fire goes before him and burns up his enemies round about.

Isaiah 42:13-14

Jehovah goes out to fight like a warrior. He is ready and eager for battle. He gives a war cry, a battle shout and he shows his power against his enemies.

Isaiah 65:6-7

See, it stands written before me. I will not keep silent but will pay back in full; I will pay it back into their laps

Nahum 1:5-7

The mountains quake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth trembles (shakes) (heaves) at his presence, yes, the world, and all that dwells in it.

Habakkuk 3:5

Before him go the pestilence, and fiery bolts go forth at his feet.

Malachi 3:2-3

Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? He is like a refiner's fire and like laundry soap (the lye of laundrymen).

Malachi 4:1

Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: The day is coming when all arrogant and evil people will burn like stubble. On that day they will burn up and there will be nothing left of them, either root or bough.

Matthew 3:12

His winnowing shovel is in his hand. He will clean his threshing floor and gather his wheat into a barn. He will then burn the husks in a fire that cannot be put out.

2 Thessalonians 1:8-9

They will render vengeance to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the good news of our Lord Jesus.

Hebrews 2:3

How shall we escape, if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first presented by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him.

Hebrews 10:28-29

He that despised Moses' Law died without mercy under two or three witnesses.

Hebrews 12:18-21

You have not come to a mountain that can be touched, to Mount Sinai with its blazing fire, the darkness and the gloom, the storm.

Hebrews 12:29

Our God is a destroying (consuming) fire.

Revelation 22:20

He who testifies to these things says: I come quickly. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

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