Ezekiel 38:19

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“In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.”

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BSBPD

“In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And in My zeal, in the fire of My wrath, I have spoken: Is there not in that day a great rushing on the land of Israel?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 38:19 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 29:20The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
  2. Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
  3. Isaiah 42:13The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
  4. Ezekiel 5:13And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
  5. Ezekiel 36:5Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.
  6. Ezekiel 39:25Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
  7. Joel 2:18Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.
  8. Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
  9. Haggai 2:6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
  10. Haggai 2:21“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
  11. Zechariah 1:14Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,
  12. Hebrews 12:26At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
  13. Revelation 11:13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
  14. Revelation 16:18And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.
  15. Revelation 16:20Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.

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