21 They have provoked My jealousy
with their so-called gods;[a]
they have enraged Me with their worthless idols.
So I will provoke their jealousy
with an inferior people;[b]
I will enrage them with a foolish nation.(A)
22 For fire has been kindled because of My anger
and burns to the depths of Sheol;
it devours the land and its produce,
and scorches the foundations of the mountains.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:21 Lit with no gods
  2. Deuteronomy 32:21 Lit with no people

21 They made me jealous(A) by what is no god
    and angered me with their worthless idols.(B)
I will make them envious by those who are not a people;
    I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.(C)
22 For a fire will be kindled by my wrath,(D)
    one that burns down to the realm of the dead below.(E)
It will devour(F) the earth and its harvests(G)
    and set afire the foundations of the mountains.(H)

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34 For jealousy enrages a husband,(A)
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

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34 For jealousy(A) arouses a husband’s fury,(B)
    and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

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Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?(A)

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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?(A)

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