Deuteronomy 4:24

New Century Version

The Lord your God is a jealous God, like a fire that burns things up.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:20

All this happened in Jerusalem and Judah because the Lord was angry with them. Finally, he threw them out of his presence. Zedekiah turned against the king of Babylon.

Psalm 21:9

When you appear, you will burn them as in a furnace. In your anger you will swallow them up, and fire will burn them up.

Psalm 78:58

They made God angry by building places to worship gods; they made him jealous with their idols.

Exodus 15:7

In your great victory you destroyed those who were against you. Your anger destroyed them, like fire burning straw.

Exodus 20:5

You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Exodus 24:17

To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a fire burning on top of the mountain.

Exodus 33:3

Go up to a fertile land. But I will not go with you, because I might destroy you on the way, since you are such a stubborn people.”

Exodus 34:14

Don’t worship any other god, because I, the Lord, the Jealous One, am a jealous God.

Isaiah 10:17

God, the Light of Israel, will be like a fire; the Holy One will be like a flame. He will be like a fire that suddenly burns the weeds and thorns.

Isaiah 30:27

Look! The Lord comes from far away. His anger is like a fire with thick clouds of smoke. His mouth is filled with anger, and his tongue is like a burning fire.

Isaiah 30:33

Topheth has been made ready for a long time; it is ready for the king. It was made deep and wide with much wood and fire. And the Lord’s breath will come like a stream of burning sulfur and set it on fire.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Jerusalem are afraid; those who are separated from God shake with fear. They say, “Can any of us live through this fire that destroys? Who can live near this fire that burns on and on?”

Isaiah 42:8

“I am the Lord. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another; I will not let idols take the praise that should be mine.

Amos 5:6

Come to the Lord and live, or he will move like fire against the descendants of Joseph. The fire will burn Bethel, and there will be no one to put it out.

Nahum 1:2

The Lord is a jealous God who punishes; the Lord punishes and is filled with anger. The Lord punishes those who are against him, and he stays angry with his enemies.

Nahum 1:6

No one can stay alive when he is angry; no one can survive his strong anger. His anger is poured out like fire; the rocks are smashed by him.

Zephaniah 1:18

On the day that God will show his anger, neither their silver nor gold will save them. The Lord’s anger will be like a fire that will burn up the whole world; suddenly he will bring an end, yes, an end to everyone on earth.”

Zephaniah 3:8

Just wait,” says the Lord. “Someday I will stand up as a witness. I have decided that I will gather nations and assemble kingdoms. I will pour out my anger on them, all my strong anger. My anger will be like fire that will burn up the whole world.

Numbers 25:11

“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has saved the Israelites from my anger. He hates sin as much as I do. Since he tried to save my honor among them, I will not kill them.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? We are not stronger than he is, are we?

Deuteronomy 29:20

The Lord will not forgive them. His anger will be like a burning fire against those people, and all the curses written in this book will come on them. The Lord will destroy any memory of them on the earth.

Deuteronomy 32:16

They made God jealous with foreign gods and angry with hateful idols.

Deuteronomy 5:9

You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. If people sin against me and hate me, I will punish their children, even their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 6:15

because the Lord your God is a jealous God. He is present with you, and if you worship other gods, he will become angry with you and destroy you from the earth.

Deuteronomy 9:3

But today remember that the Lord your God goes in before you to destroy them like a fire that burns things up. He will defeat them ahead of you, and you will force them out and destroy them quickly, just as the Lord has said.

Hebrews 12:29

because our God is like a fire that burns things up.