KJV King James Version
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
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Hebrews 10:27
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
WEB World English Bible
but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.
ASV American Standard Version
but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;
Surrounding context — Hebrews 10
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
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φοβερὰG5398 · phoberosfearfulδέG1161 · dethenτιςG5100 · tisoneἐκδοχὴG1561 · ekdochēexpectationκρίσεωςG2920 · krisisjudgmentκαὶG2532 · kaiandπυρὸςG4442 · purfireζῆλοςG2205 · zēloszealἐσθίεινG2068 · esthiōto eatμέλλοντοςG3195 · mellōto ensueτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑπεναντίους.G5227 · hupenantiosopposed
Cross-references
Isaiah 26:11LORD, [when] thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: [but] they shall see, and be ashamed for [their] envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.Hebrews 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven:Hebrews 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:Nahum 1:2God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.Matthew 13:50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.Matthew 8:29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?Luke 19:27But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay [them] before me.Malachi 4:1For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.Matthew 3:12Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.Jeremiah 4:4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench [it], because of the evil of your doings.Nahum 1:8-10But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.Revelation 20:15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.Nahum 1:5-6The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.Matthew 13:42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.James 5:3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
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