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Fire from My Anger: Divine Wrath and Total Destruction in Deuteronomy 32:22

כִּי־אֵשׁ֙ קָדְחָ֣ה בְאַפִּ֔י וַתִּיקַ֖ד עַד־שְׁאֹ֣ול תַּחְתִּ֑ית וַתֹּ֤אכַל אֶ֨רֶץ֙ וִֽיבֻלָ֔הּ וַתְּלַהֵ֖ט מֹוסְדֵ֥י הָרִֽים׃ (Deuteronomy 32:22) For a fire has been kindled in my nose; it burns to the lowest Sheol, and it consumes the land and its produce, and it scorches the foundations of the mountains.” Contextual Introduction Deuteronomy 32:22 forms part of the Shirat Ha’azinu, the Song of Moshe, which is both a poetic prophecy and covenantal indictment against Israel’s disobedience. This verse vividly describes the fury of YHWH’s wrath using the imagery of fire.… Learn Hebrew
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