Verse 22

Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He is?

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:21 : 21 They made Me jealous with something that is not God; they provoked Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a nation; I will provoke them with a foolish nation.
  • Eccl 6:10 : 10 Whatever exists has already been given its name, and it is known what mankind is; no one can contend with someone who is stronger.
  • Ezek 22:14 : 14 Will your heart stand firm? Will your hands be strong when I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.
  • Deut 32:16 : 16 They made Him jealous with strange gods and provoked Him to anger with detestable practices.
  • Zeph 1:18 : 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord's wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy, for He will bring a sudden and complete destruction on all the inhabitants of the earth.
  • Heb 10:31 : 31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
  • Isa 45:9 : 9 Woe to those who strive with their Maker, like a piece of pottery among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’?
  • Josh 24:19 : 19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.
  • Job 9:4 : 4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted Him and remained unharmed?
  • Job 40:9-9 : 9 Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like His? 10 Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. 11 Scatter the outbursts of your anger, and look at every proud one and bring him low. 12 Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand. 13 Bury them together in the dust; bind their faces in the hidden place. 14 Then I will also praise you, that your own right hand can save you.
  • Ps 78:58 : 58 They angered Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.
  • Exod 20:5 : 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
  • Exod 34:14 : 14 For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
  • Deut 4:24 : 24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
  • Deut 6:15 : 15 For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. His anger will burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.