Deuteronomy 29:24
And they will answer, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
KJV1611 – Modern English
Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
even all the nations{H1471} shall say,{H559} Wherefore hath Jehovah{H3068} done{H6213} thus unto this land?{H776} what meaneth the heat{H2750} of this great{H1419} anger?{H639}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Even all nations{H1471} shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherefore hath the LORD{H3068} done{H6213}{(H8804)} thus unto this land{H776}? what meaneth the heat{H2750} of this great{H1419} anger{H639}?
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And than all nacions also saye: wherfore hath the Lorde done of this facion vnto this londe? O how fearse is this greatt wrath?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then shall all nacions saye: Wherfore hath the LORDE done thus vnto this londe? What greate wrothfull displeasure is this?
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then shall all nations say, Wherefore hath the Lorde done thus vnto this lande? how fierce is this great wrath?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Euen then shal all nations say: Wherfore hath the Lord done on this fashion vnto this lande? O howe fierse is this great wrath?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what [meaneth] the heat of this great anger?
Webster's Bible (1833)
even all the nations shall say, Why has Yahweh done thus to this land? what means the heat of this great anger?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
yea, all the nations have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land? what the heat of this great anger?
American Standard Version (1901)
even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
American Standard Version (1901)
even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Truly all the nations will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land? what is the reason for this great and burning wrath?
World English Bible (2000)
even all the nations shall say, "Why has Yahweh done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Then all the nations will ask,“Why has the LORD done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?”
Referenced Verses
- Jer 22:8-9 : 8 Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?' 9 And the answer will be: 'Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God and worshiped and served other gods.'
- 1 Kgs 9:8-9 : 8 And this temple, now exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss, saying, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land and this temple?' 9 And the people will answer, 'Because they abandoned the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they embraced other gods, worshiped them, and served them. That is why the LORD brought all this disaster on them.'
- 2 Chr 7:21-22 : 21 This temple, which was so exalted, will be appalling to every passerby who sees it. They will say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?' 22 And the answer will be: 'Because they abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them. That is why He has brought all this disaster upon them.'
- Lam 2:15-17 : 15 All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, 'Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?' 16 All your enemies open their mouths against you; they hiss and grind their teeth, saying, 'We have swallowed her up. Surely this is the day we hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it.' 17 The LORD has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his word that he decreed long ago. He has overthrown without pity; he has let the enemy gloat over you and exalt the horn of your adversaries.
- Lam 4:12 : 12 Neither the kings of the earth nor the inhabitants of the world believed that the adversary and the enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
- Ezek 14:23 : 23 You will find consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that I have not done anything without cause that I have done in it, declares the Sovereign LORD.
- Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Deut 29:22-232 verses84%
22 The whole land will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
23 All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?'
- Deut 29:27-282 verses78%
27 In His anger and great wrath, the LORD uprooted them from their land and cast them into another land, as it is today.
28 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.
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8 Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?'
- Isa 34:1-22 verses74%
1 Come near, O nations, to listen; and pay attention, O peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all its inhabitants.
2 For the Lord is angry with all nations, and His wrath is against all their armies. He has utterly destroyed them, He has handed them over to slaughter.
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8 Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
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12 And the Lord said, 'It is because they have forsaken my law that I set before them; they have not obeyed My voice or walked according to it.'
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6 Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants bear the guilt. Therefore, the earth’s inhabitants are burned, and few people are left.
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20 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on people and animals, on the trees of the field and the fruits of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.
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22 For a fire has been kindled in My wrath, and it burns to the depths of Sheol. It consumes the earth and its produce and sets ablaze the foundations of the mountains.
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22 Because the LORD could no longer endure the wickedness of your actions and the detestable things you committed, your land became a ruin, a desolation, and a curse, without inhabitants, as it is today.
- 2 Chr 34:24-252 verses73%
24 'This is what the LORD says: I am about to bring disaster on this place and its inhabitants, all the curses written in the book that was read in the presence of the king of Judah.
25 Because they have abandoned Me and burned incense to other gods, provoking Me to anger with all the works of their hands, My wrath will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.'
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11 The LORD has exhausted His wrath and poured out His fierce anger; He kindled a fire in Zion, consuming its foundations.
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26 I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness, and all its cities were torn down before the LORD, in the heat of His fierce anger.
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1 Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface, and scatters its inhabitants.
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9 And its streams will be turned to pitch, its soil to sulfur; its land will become burning pitch.
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21 This temple, which was so exalted, will be appalling to every passerby who sees it. They will say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'
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6 So my fury and my anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, making them a desolate ruin, as they are today.
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24 The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will come down upon you from the sky until you are destroyed.
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29 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
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9 I will raise weeping and wailing for the mountains and a dirge for the pastures in the wilderness, because they are burned up and desolate; no one passes through, and cattle cannot be heard anymore—birds of the sky and animals alike have fled and are gone.
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31 So I have poured out my indignation upon them, consumed them with the fire of my wrath, and brought their own ways down upon their heads, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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10 When you tell these people all these words, they will ask you, 'Why has the LORD declared such a great calamity against us? What is our guilt? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?'
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24 Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
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8 And this temple, now exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss, saying, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land and this temple?'
- 2 Kgs 22:16-172 verses72%
16 ‘Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am bringing disaster on this place and on its inhabitants—all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read—’
17 ‘Because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, provoking Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore, My wrath is kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.’
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31 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are. Exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.
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16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn. All who pass by it are appalled and shake their heads.
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3 The earth will be utterly laid waste and completely plundered, for the Lord has spoken this word.
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5 The Lord, the God of Hosts, touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn. The entire land rises like the Nile and then sinks like the Nile of Egypt.
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24 Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their bodies always shake and tremble.
- Ezek 5:14-152 verses71%
14 I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.
15 You will be a reproach, a mockery, a warning, and a horror to the nations around you when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and furious rebukes! I, the LORD, have spoken.
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25 So He poured out on them His burning anger and the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, yet they did not take it to heart.
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8 I will make this city desolate and an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
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14 I will make your enemies pass into a land you do not know, for a fire is kindled in My anger, and it will burn against you.
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29 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.
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9 See, the day of the LORD is coming—a cruel day with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and to destroy the sinners within it.
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9 I will make them a horror and an object of calamity among all the kingdoms of the earth—a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I drive them.
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9 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not take vengeance on a nation like this?
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25 They turned to other gods and worshiped and bowed down to them, gods they did not know and gods the LORD had not given to them.'
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8 For this, put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.
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24 The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He fully accomplishes the purposes of His heart. In the days to come, you will understand this.
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18 As with the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, says the LORD, no one will live there; no human being will stay in it.
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3 Before them, fire devours; behind them, flames blaze. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is a desolate wilderness—nothing escapes them.
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34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.