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21 They have made me very jealous of their idols,

Which are not gods at all.

Now I, in turn, will make them jealous

By giving my affections

To the foolish Gentile nations of the world.

22 For my anger has kindled a fire

That burns to the depths of the underworld,

Consuming the earth and all of its crops,

And setting its mountains on fire.

23 I will heap evils upon them

And shoot them down with my arrows.

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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)

23 “I will heap calamities(I) on them
    and spend my arrows(J) against them.

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