Deuteronomy 4:24

Contemporary English Version

The Lord will be angry if you worship other gods, and he can be like a fire destroying everything in its path.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
For the LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

King James Version
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

Lexham English Bible
for Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

English Standard Version
For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

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

New English Translation
For the Lord your God is a consuming fire; he is a jealous God.

Amplified Bible
"For the LORD your God is a consuming fire; He is a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His].

New American Standard Bible
"For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the Lorde thy God is a consuming fire, and a ielous God.

Legacy Standard Bible
For Yahweh your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Complete Jewish Bible
For Adonai your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Darby Translation
For Jehovah thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Easy-to-Read Version
because the Lord your God hates for his people to worship other gods. And he can be like a fire that destroys!

George Lamsa Translation
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a zealous God.

Good News Translation
because the Lord your God is like a flaming fire; he tolerates no rivals.

Christian Standard Bible®
For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Literal Translation
For Jehovah your God is a consuming fire; He is a jealous God.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For the LORDE thy God is a consumynge fyre and a gelous God.

American Standard Version
For Jehovah thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

Bible in Basic English
For the Lord your God is an all-burning fire, and he will not let the honour which is his be given to any other.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the Lorde thy God, is a consumyng fire, and a ielous God.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

King James Version (1611)
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, euen a iealous God.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

English Revised Version
For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thi Lord God is fier wastynge; `God, a feruent louyere.

Young's Literal Translation
for Jehovah thy God is a fire consuming -- a zealous God.

Update Bible Version
For Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the LORD thy God [is] a consuming fire, [even] a jealous God.

World English Bible
For Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

New King James Version
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

New Living Translation
The Lord your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God.

New Life Bible
For the Lord your God is an all-burning fire, a jealous God.

New Revised Standard
For the Lord your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
seeing that as for Yahweh thy God, a consuming fire, he is, - a jealous GOD.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Because the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Revised Standard Version
For the LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Contextual Overview

¹ Moses said: Israel, listen to these laws and teachings! If you obey them, you will live, and you will go in and take the land that the Lord is giving you. He is the God your ancestors worshiped, ² and now he is your God. I am telling you everything he has commanded, so don't add anything or take anything away. ³ You saw how he killed everyone who worshiped the god Baal Peor. ⁴ But all of you that were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today. ⁵No other nation has laws that are as fair as the ones the Lord my God told me to give you. If you faithfully obey them when you enter the land, you will show other nations how wise you are. In fact, everyone that hears about your laws will say, "That great nation certainly is wise!" And what makes us greater than other nations? We have a God who is close to us and answers our prayers. ⁹ You must be very careful not to forget the things you have seen God do for you. Keep reminding yourselves, and tell your children and grandchildren as well. ¹⁰ Do you remember the day you stood in the Lord 's presence at Mount Sinai? The Lord said, "Moses, bring the people of Israel here. I want to speak to them so they will obey me as long as they live, and so they will teach their children to obey me too." ¹¹ Mount Sinai was surrounded by deep dark clouds, and fire went up to the sky. You came to the foot of the mountain, ¹² and the Lord spoke to you from the fire. You could hear him and understand what he was saying, but you couldn't see him. ¹³ The Lord said he was making an agreement with you, and he told you that your part of the agreement is to obey the Ten Commandments. Then the Lord wrote these Commandments on two flat stones.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thy God: Deuteronomy 9:3, Deuteronomy 32:22, Exodus 24:17, Psalms 21:9, Isaiah 30:33, Isaiah 33:14, Jeremiah 21:12-14, Nahum 1:6, Zephaniah 1:18, Hebrews 12:29

a jealous God: Deuteronomy 6:15, Deuteronomy 29:20, Deuteronomy 32:16, Deuteronomy 32:21, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:14, Psalms 78:58, Isaiah 42:8, Nahum 1:2, Zephaniah 3:8, 1 Corinthians 10:22

Reciprocal: Numbers 25:11 - that I Deuteronomy 4:33 - General 1 Kings 14:22 - they provoked 2 Kings 13:3 - and he delivered Isaiah 46:10 - the end Ezekiel 1:27 - the appearance of fire Ezekiel 8:3 - provoketh Ezekiel 22:21 - and blow Ezekiel 36:5 - Surely 2 Corinthians 6:16 - what

Cross-References

Genesis 4:15
"No!" the Lord answered. "Anyone who kills you will be punished seven times worse than I am punishing you." So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn everyone not to kill him.

Matthew 18:22
Jesus answered: Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire,.... To his enemies; his wrath is like fire to burn up and destroy all that oppose him and break his commands, and especially idolaters; whose sin of all others is the most provoking to him, since it strikes at his being, his honour and glory; wherefore it follows,

even a jealous God; who is jealous of his honour in matters of worship, and will not suffer his glory to be given to another, nor his praise to graven images, without resenting it or punishing for it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 4:24. Thy God is a consuming fire — They had seen him on the mount as an unconsuming fire, while appearing to Moses, and giving the law; and they had seen him as a consuming fire in the case of Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and their company. They had, therefore, every good to expect from his approbation, and every evil to dread from his displeasure.