Deuteronomy 32:22

“For a fire has been kindled in my anger, and it burns to the lowest Sheol; it devours the earth and its produce and sets ablaze the foundations of the mountains.”

Deuteronomy 32:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 32:22, word by word

a fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
has been kindledקָדְחָהkadcha

be kindled

Be kindled, catch fire.

Where else “kadcha” appears
in my angerאַפִּapi

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

Where else “api” appears
and it burnsתִּיקַדtikad

burn

To burn and stay alive like a fire that does not go out.

Where else “tikad” appears
the lowestתַּחְתִּיתtachtit

lowest

Lowest, the lower level; the depths.

Where else “tachtit” appears
Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol

Sheol

Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.

Where else “sheol” appears
it devoursתֹּאכַלtochal

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

Where else “tochal” appears
the earthאֶרֶץerets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “erets” appears
and its produceיבֻלָyvula

produce

Produce: what the land yields.

Where else “yvula” appears
and sets ablazeתְּלַהֵטtelahet

set ablaze

Set ablaze, set on fire.

Where else “telahet” appears
the foundationsמוֹסְדֵיmosde

foundation

Foundation, the base on which something rests.

Where else “mosde” appears
of the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears

Translation note

“Sheol” is the Hebrew word for the place of the dead.

The context

21They have provoked me to jealousy with what is not El; they have provoked me to anger with their worthless idols. So I will provoke them to jealousy with what is not a people; with a foolish nation I will provoke them to anger.

22 · This verse (above)

23I will heap on them evils; my arrows I will spend on them.

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