Psalms 97:3

In 11 translations

BSB

Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.

KJV

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

WEB

A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.

ASV

A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about.

LSV

Fire goes before Him, || And burns around His adversaries.

YLT

Fire before Him goeth, And burneth round about His adversaries.

DBY

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his adversaries round about.

DRC96:3

A fire shall go before him, and shall burn his enemies round about.

GNV

There shall goe a fire before him, and burne vp his enemies round about.

JPS

A fire goeth before Him, and burneth up His adversaries round about.

LXXE96:3

Fire shall go before him, and burn up his enemies round about.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֵ֭שׁ לְפָנָ֣יו תֵּלֵ֑ךְ וּתְלַהֵ֖ט סָבִ֣יב צָרָֽיו׃

LXX-Br96:3

Πῦρ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ προπορεύσεται, καὶ φλογιεῖ κύκλῳ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
• Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be…
• Psalms 18:8Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
• Psalms 21:8–9Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You. You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will…
• Nahum 1:5–6The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers. Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out…
• Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
• 2 Peter 3:10–12But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this…
• Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
• Deuteronomy 5:23–24And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me, and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and…
• Deuteronomy 5:4The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.
• Revelation 11:5If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
• Habakkuk 3:5Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.
• Deuteronomy 4:36He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.

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