17 The appearance of the Lord’s glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire(A) on the mountaintop.

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17 To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire(A) on top of the mountain.

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But understand that today the Lord your God will cross over ahead of you(A) as a consuming fire;(B) he will devastate and subdue them before you. You will drive them out and destroy them swiftly,(C) as the Lord has told you.

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But be assured today that the Lord your God is the one who goes across ahead of you(A) like a devouring fire.(B) He will destroy them; he will subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly,(C) as the Lord has promised you.

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Smoke rose from his nostrils,
and consuming fire came from his mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 22:9 Or him

Smoke rose from his nostrils;
    consuming fire(A) came from his mouth,
    burning coals(B) blazed out of it.

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you will be punished by the Lord of Armies
with thunder, earthquake, and loud noise,
storm, tempest, and a flame of consuming fire.(A)

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    the Lord Almighty will come(A)
with thunder(B) and earthquake(C) and great noise,
    with windstorm and tempest(D) and flames of a devouring fire.(E)

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Annihilation of the Assyrians

27 Look! The name of the Lord is coming from far away,
his anger burning and heavy with smoke.[a]
His lips are full of fury,
and his tongue is like a consuming fire.

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Footnotes

  1. 30:27 Hb obscure

27 See, the Name(A) of the Lord comes from afar,
    with burning anger(B) and dense clouds of smoke;
his lips are full of wrath,(C)
    and his tongue is a consuming fire.(D)

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30 And the Lord will make the splendor of his voice heard
and reveal his arm(A) striking in angry wrath
and a flame of consuming fire,
in driving rain, a torrent, and hailstones.

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30 The Lord will cause people to hear his majestic voice(A)
    and will make them see his arm(B) coming down
with raging anger(C) and consuming fire,(D)
    with cloudburst, thunderstorm(E) and hail.(F)

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14 The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the night birds will stay there
and will find a resting place.

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14 Desert creatures(A) will meet with hyenas,(B)
    and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(C) will also lie down
    and find for themselves places of rest.

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