Fire From the Lord

11 Now the people complained(A) about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord,(B) and when he heard them his anger was aroused.(C) Then fire from the Lord burned among them(D) and consumed(E) some of the outskirts of the camp.

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12 “If I am a man of God,” Elijah replied, “may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.

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So fire came out(A) from the presence of the Lord and consumed them,(B) and they died before the Lord.(C)

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10 And do not grumble, as some of them did(A)—and were killed(B) by the destroying angel.(C)

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18 Fire blazed(A) among their followers;
    a flame consumed the wicked.

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21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious;
    his fire broke out(A) against Jacob,
    and his wrath rose against Israel,

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22 You also made the Lord angry(A) at Taberah,(B) at Massah(C) and at Kibroth Hattaavah.(D)

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they spoke against God(A) and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt(B) to die in the wilderness?(C) There is no bread! There is no water!(D) And we detest this miserable food!”(E)

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Now there was no water(A) for the community,(B) and the people gathered in opposition(C) to Moses and Aaron. They quarreled(D) with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead(E) before the Lord!(F) Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness,(G) that we and our livestock should die here?(H) Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates.(I) And there is no water to drink!(J)

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So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water(A) to drink.”(B)

Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”(C)

But the people were thirsty(D) for water there, and they grumbled(E) against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die(F) of thirst?”

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16 These people are grumblers(A) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(B) they boast(C) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

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14 The sinners(A) in Zion are terrified;
    trembling(B) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(C)
    Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”

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33 Topheth(A) has long been prepared;
    it has been made ready for the king.
Its fire pit has been made deep and wide,
    with an abundance of fire and wood;
the breath(B) of the Lord,
    like a stream of burning sulfur,(C)
    sets it ablaze.(D)

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16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens(A) and burned up the sheep and the servants,(B) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

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27 After the time of mourning(A) was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased(B) the Lord.

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22 For a fire will be kindled by my wrath,(A)
    one that burns down to the realm of the dead below.(B)
It will devour(C) the earth and its harvests(D)
    and set afire the foundations of the mountains.(E)

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35 And fire came out from the Lord(A) and consumed(B) the 250 men who were offering the incense.

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Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’”

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23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[a](A)) 24 So the people grumbled(B) against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.

10 What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.(A)

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43 If your hand causes you to stumble,(A) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,(B) where the fire never goes out.(C) [44] [a] 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble,(D) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.(E) [46] [b] 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(F) pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,(G) 48 where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’[c](H)

49 Everyone will be salted(I) with fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:44 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.
  2. Mark 9:46 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.
  3. Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24

The mountains quake(A) before him
    and the hills melt away.(B)
The earth trembles(C) at his presence,
    the world and all who live in it.(D)

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39 Why should the living complain
    when punished for their sins?(A)

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18 When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God.(A)

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