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Deuteronomy 32:22

King James Version (KJV)

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For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Deuteronomy 32:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:22

Theological / Devotional

Fire. A symbol of great calamities (see Eze. 30:8) or a flaring up of anger (see Jer. 15:14; 17:4). “Hell” is a figure of destruction (see Prov. 15:11; Ps. 86:13).

The lowest hell. Literally, “the depths of Sheol” (RSV), that is, of the “grave.” A figurative expression denoting total extinction.

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