Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against this land, to bring on it all the curses that are written in this book.
- KJV And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:
- NKJV Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against this land, to bring on it every curse that is written in this book.
- NASB Therefore, the anger of the Lord burned against that land, to bring upon it every curse which is written in this book;
- NLT That is why the Lord’s anger has burned against this land, bringing down on it every curse recorded in this book.
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Quick answer
Because of this idolatry, God's anger brought all the covenant curses upon the land. Sin truly provokes the judgment Scripture warns of.
Overview
Israel's apostasy is shown to be the direct cause of God's burning anger and the outpouring of every written curse. The covenant's warnings are not idle threats but realities God enacts in justice. This sobering truth magnifies the wonder of the cross, where the curse we deserve was borne by Christ so that the believing might receive blessing instead.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Dan 9:11–14All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
- Deut 28:15–68If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
- Deut 27:15–26‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Lev 26:14–46If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
- Deut 29:20–21The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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