Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:
Parallel translations
- WEB Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:
- KJV Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
- NKJV Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:
- NASB Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, saying,
- NLT Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.
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God will speak to the rebellious nations in righteous anger and strike them with terror. His patience does not mean He overlooks rebellion.
Overview
After the divine laughter comes the divine word of wrath. God's anger here is His settled, holy opposition to sin and rebellion, and it terrifies those who defy Him. This warning anticipates the day when the rejected King returns as Judge, and points sinners to seek refuge in Him before that day (verse 12).
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Cross-references · 13
- Isa 11:4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
- Rev 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
- Ps 110:5–6The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
- Ps 21:9You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
- Ps 78:49–50He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.
- Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- Zech 1:15but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’
- Isa 66:6Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!
- Matt 23:33–36You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
- Matt 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
- Rev 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Luke 19:43–44For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
- Ps 50:16–22To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
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