Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:22–23
22For a fire has been kindled by My anger,
and it burns to the depths of Sheol;
it consumes the earth and its produce,
and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
23I will heap disasters upon them;
I will spend My arrows against them.
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Deuteronomy 32:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a fire | אֵשׁ֙ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| has been kindled | קָדְחָ֣ה | qā·ḏə·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6919 inflame |
| by My anger | בְאַפִּ֔י | ḇə·’ap·pî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| and it burns | וַתִּיקַ֖ד | wat·tî·qaḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3344 be kindled, burn |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the depths | תַּחְתִּ֑ית | taḥ·tîṯ | Adjective - feminine singular | H8482 lower, lowest |
| of Sheol | שְׁא֣וֹל | šə·’ō·wl | Noun - common singular | H7585 underworld |
| it consumes | וַתֹּ֤אכַל | wat·tō·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| the earth | אֶ֙רֶץ֙ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and its produce | וִֽיבֻלָ֔הּ | wî·ḇu·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H2981 produce |
| and scorches | וַתְּלַהֵ֖ט | wat·tə·la·hêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3857 blaze up, flame |
| the foundations | מוֹסְדֵ֥י | mō·ws·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4144 foundation |
| of the mountains | הָרִֽים׃ | hā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
Deuteronomy 32:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will heap | אַסְפֶּ֥ה | ’as·peh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up |
| disasters | רָע֑וֹת | rā·‘ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| upon them | עָלֵ֖ימוֹ | ‘ā·lê·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| I will spend | אֲכַלֶּה־ | ’ă·ḵal·leh- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| My arrows | חִצַּ֖י | ḥiṣ·ṣay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H2671 arrow |
| against them | בָּֽם׃ | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 32:22 Lamentations 4:11 · Jeremiah 15:14 · Psalm 86:13 · Job 9:5–6 · Micah 1:4 · Isaiah 24:19–20 · Zephaniah 3:8 · Jeremiah 17:4 · Numbers 16:35
Deuteronomy 32:23 Ezekiel 5:16 · Psalm 7:12–13 · Isaiah 24:17–18 · Leviticus 26:24 · Ezekiel 14:21 · Lamentations 3:13 · Isaiah 26:15 · Deuteronomy 28:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.