Hebrews 10:27

“but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.”
Hebrews 10:27 · direct translation from the Greek

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butδέa fearfulφοβερὰ τιςexpectationἐκδοχὴof judgment,κρίσεωςandκαὶa furyζῆλοςof fireπυρὸςthat willμέλλοντοςconsumeἐσθίεινthe adversaries.τοὺς ὑπεναντίους

Allusion · Isaiah 26:11

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Both texts join “zeal,” “fire,” “adversaries” and “devour” (literally “eat”).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

πυρὸςpyrosG4442אֵשׁeshH784“fire”
ζῆλοςzēlosG2205קִנְאַתkinatH7068“zeal, envy”
ἐσθίεινesthieinG2068תֹאכְלֵtojleH398“eat”
ὑπεναντίουςhypenantiousG5227צָרֶיtsareH6862“opposed, adversary”

Hebrews 10:27, word by word

a fearfulφοβερὰphobera

fearful, terrifying

Fearful, terrifying: something that causes fear.

Where else “phobera” appears

expectationἐκδοχὴekdochē

expectation

Expectation: what one is waiting for.

Where else “ekdochē” appears

of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōs

judgment

A judge's sentence; above all, the one God will give at the end.

Where else “kriseōs” appears

a furyζῆλοςzēlos

fury

Rage, like a consuming fire.

Where else “zēlos” appears

of fireπυρὸςpyros

fire

Fire.

Where else “pyros” appears

that willμέλλοντοςmellontos

be about to

Something on the point of happening.

Where else “mellontos” appears

consumeἐσθίεινesthiein

eat

Eat.

Where else “esthiein” appears

the adversariesὑπεναντίουςhypenantious

adversary

Those who set themselves as God's enemies.

Where else “hypenantious” appears

Translation note

This recalls Isaiah 26:11.

The context

26For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

27 · This verse (above)

28Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without compassion on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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