Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(A) bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations(B) of those who hate me,

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You shall not bow down to them or worship(A) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(B) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(C) to the third and fourth generation(D) of those who hate me,

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14 Because the Lord is jealous(A) for his reputation, you are never to bow down to another god.[a] He is a jealous God.

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  1. 34:14 Or the Lord—his name is Jealous or the Lord, being jealous by nature

14 Do not worship any other god,(A) for the Lord, whose name(B) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(C)

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24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire,(A) a jealous God.(B)

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24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire,(A) a jealous God.(B)

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Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me,(A)

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You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents(A) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,(B)

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15 for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God.(A) Otherwise, the Lord your God will become angry with you and obliterate you from the face of the earth.

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15 for the Lord your God(A), who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.

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20 The Lord will not be willing to forgive him. Instead, his anger and jealousy will burn against that person, and every curse written in this scroll will descend on him. The Lord will blot out his name under heaven,(A)

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20 The Lord will never be willing to forgive(A) them; his wrath and zeal(B) will burn(C) against them. All the curses written in this book will fall on them, and the Lord will blot(D) out their names from under heaven.

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19 But Joshua told the people, “You will not be able to worship the Lord, because he is a holy God. He is a jealous God;(A) he will not forgive your transgressions and sins.(B)

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19 Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God;(A) he is a jealous God.(B) He will not forgive(C) your rebellion(D) and your sins.

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22 Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.(A) They provoked him to jealous anger(B) more than all that their ancestors had done with the sins they committed.

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22 Judah(A) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger(B) more than those who were before them had done.

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58 They enraged him with their high places
and provoked his jealousy with their carved images.(A)

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58 They angered him(A) with their high places;(B)
    they aroused his jealousy with their idols.(C)

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God’s Vengeance

The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in[a] wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against his foes;(A)
he is furious with his enemies.(B)

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  1. 1:2 Lit is a master of

The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

The Lord is a jealous(A) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance(B) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.(C)

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18 Their silver and their gold
will be unable to rescue them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.(A)
The whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of his jealousy,(B)
for he will make a complete,
yes, a horrifying end
of all the inhabitants of the earth.

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18 Neither their silver nor their gold
    will be able to save them
    on the day of the Lord’s wrath.”(A)

In the fire of his jealousy(B)
    the whole earth will be consumed,(C)
for he will make a sudden end
    of all who live on the earth.(D)

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Therefore, wait for me(A)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
until the day I rise up for plunder.[a]
For my decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
in order to pour out my indignation(B) on them,
all my burning anger;
for the whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of my jealousy.(C)

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  1. 3:8 LXX, Syr read for a witness; Vg reads up forever

Therefore wait(A) for me,”
    declares the Lord,
    “for the day I will stand up to testify.[a]
I have decided to assemble(B) the nations,(C)
    to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath(D) on them—
    all my fierce anger.(E)
The whole world will be consumed(F)
    by the fire of my jealous anger.

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  1. Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder