Psalms 78:21

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So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;

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  • Num 11:1-3 : 1 Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle. 2 And the people made an outcry to Moses, and Moses made prayer to the Lord, and the fire was stopped. 3 So that place was named Taberah, because of the fire of the Lord which had been burning among them.
  • Num 11:10 : 10 And at the sound of the people weeping, every man at his tent-door, the wrath of the Lord was great, and Moses was very angry.
  • Deut 32:22 : 22 For my wrath is a flaming fire, burning to the deep parts of the underworld, burning up the earth with her increase, and firing the deep roots of the mountains.
  • Ps 78:31 : 31 The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel.
  • 1 Cor 10:5 : 5 But with most of them God was not pleased: for they came to their end in the waste land.
  • 1 Cor 10:11 : 11 Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.
  • Heb 12:29 : 29 For our God is an all-burning fire.
  • Jude 1:5 : 5 Now it is my purpose to put you in mind, though you once had knowledge of all these things, of how the Lord, having taken a people safely out of Egypt, later sent destruction on those who had no faith;

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    58They made him angry with their high places; moving him to wrath with their images.

    59When this came to God's ears he was very angry, and gave up Israel completely;

  • Deut 1:34
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    34And the Lord, hearing your words, was angry, and said with an oath,

  • Num 11:1
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    1Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle.

  • Isa 42:24-25
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    24Who gave up Jacob to those who took away his goods, and Israel to his attackers? Did not the Lord? he against whom they did wrong, and in whose ways they would not go, turning away from his teaching.

    25For this reason he let loose on him the heat of his wrath, and his strength was like a flame; and it put fire round about him, but he did not see it; he was burned, but did not take it to heart.

  • Judg 2:20
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    20And the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he said, Because this nation has not been true to my agreement which I made with their fathers, and has not given ear to my voice;

  • Lam 2:3
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    3In his burning wrath every horn of Israel has been cut off; his right hand has been turned back before the attacker: he has put a fire in Jacob, causing destruction round about.

  • Ps 78:31
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    31The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel.

  • Num 32:10
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    10And at that time the Lord was moved to wrath, and made an oath, saying,

  • Num 25:3
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    3So Israel had relations with the women of Moab in honour of the Baal of Peor: and the Lord was moved to wrath against Israel.

  • Deut 32:21-22
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    21They have given my honour to that which is not God, moving me to wrath with their false worship: I will give their honour to those who are not a people, moving them to wrath by a foolish nation,

    22For my wrath is a flaming fire, burning to the deep parts of the underworld, burning up the earth with her increase, and firing the deep roots of the mountains.

  • 2 Sam 22:8-9
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    8Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.

    9There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.

  • Ps 18:7-8
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    7Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.

    8There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.

  • Ps 78:20
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    20See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?

  • 1 Chr 21:7
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    7And God was not pleased with this thing; so he sent punishment on Israel.

  • Deut 9:22
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    22Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you made the Lord angry.

  • Ps 106:18
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    18And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.

  • Ps 106:40
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    40Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.

  • Deut 9:8
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    8Again in Horeb you made the Lord angry, and in his wrath he would have put an end to you.

  • Deut 29:27
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    27And so the wrath of the Lord was moved against this land, to send on it all the curse recorded in this book:

  • Num 32:13-14
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    13Then the Lord was angry with Israel, and he made them wanderers in the waste land for forty years? till all that generation who had done evil in the eyes of the Lord was dead.

    14And now you have come to take the place of your fathers, another generation of sinners, increasing the wrath of the Lord against Israel.

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    31And I let loose my passion on them, and have put an end to them in the fire of my wrath: I have made the punishment of their ways come on their heads, says the Lord.

  • Ps 79:5
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    5How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

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    10And at the sound of the people weeping, every man at his tent-door, the wrath of the Lord was great, and Moses was very angry.

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    19And the Lord saw with disgust the evil-doing of his sons and daughters.

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    21And the Lord was angry with me because of you, and made an oath that I was not to go over Jordan into the good land which the Lord is giving you for your heritage:

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    18For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

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    32They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;

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    20So this is what the Lord God has said: See, my wrath and my passion will be let loose on this place, on man and beast, and on the trees of the field, and on the produce of the earth; it will be burning and will not be put out.

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    9And burning with wrath against them, the Lord went away.

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    62He gave his people up to the sword, and was angry with his heritage.

  • Gen 30:2
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    2But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

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    17I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.

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    16The honour which was his they gave to strange gods; by their disgusting ways he was moved to wrath.

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    25For this reason the wrath of the Lord has been burning against his people, and his hand has been stretched out against them in punishment, and the hills were shaking, and their dead bodies were like waste in the open places of the town.

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    33But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was tasted, the wrath of the Lord was moved against the people and he sent a great outburst of disease on them.