Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I feared the anger and wrath of the LORD, for he was angry enough with you to destroy you. But again the LORD listened to me. New Living Translation I feared that the furious anger of the LORD, which turned him against you, would drive him to destroy you. But again he listened to me. English Standard Version For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure that the LORD bore against you, so that he was ready to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me that time also. Berean Standard Bible For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. King James Bible For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also. New King James Version For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which the LORD was angry with you, to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me at that time also. New American Standard Bible For I was afraid of the anger and the rage with which the LORD was angry with you so as to destroy you; but the LORD listened to me that time as well. NASB 1995 “For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which the LORD was wrathful against you in order to destroy you, but the LORD listened to me that time also. NASB 1977 “For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which the LORD was wrathful against you in order to destroy you, but the LORD listened to me that time also. Legacy Standard Bible For I was afraid of the anger and the wrath with which Yahweh was provoked against you in order to destroy you, but Yahweh listened to me that time also. Amplified Bible For I was afraid of the anger and absolute fury which the LORD held against you, [enough divine fury] to destroy you, but the LORD listened to me that time also. Christian Standard Bible I was afraid of the fierce anger the LORD had directed against you, because he was about to destroy you. But again the LORD listened to me on that occasion. Holman Christian Standard Bible I was afraid of the fierce anger the LORD had directed against you, because He was about to destroy you. But again the LORD listened to me on that occasion. American Standard Version For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith Jehovah was wroth against you to destroy you. But Jehovah hearkened unto me that time also. English Revised Version For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me that time also. GOD'S WORD® Translation I was terrified of the LORD's anger and fury. He was so angry he wanted to destroy you. But once more the LORD listened to me. Good News Translation I was afraid of the LORD's fierce anger, because he was furious enough to destroy you; but once again the LORD listened to me. International Standard Version I feared the anger and wrath of the LORD against you, because he was irate enough to destroy you. But the LORD also listened to me at that time. Majority Standard Bible For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. NET Bible For I was terrified at the LORD's intense anger that threatened to destroy you. But he listened to me this time as well. New Heart English Bible For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, with which the LORD was angry against you to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me that time also. Webster's Bible Translation (For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you.) But the LORD hearkened to me at that time also. World English Bible For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which Yahweh was angry against you to destroy you. But Yahweh listened to me that time also. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor I have been afraid because of the anger and the fury with which YHWH has been angry against you, to destroy you; and YHWH also listens to me at this time. Young's Literal Translation 'For I have been afraid because of the anger and the fury with which Jehovah hath been wroth against you, to destroy you; and Jehovah doth hearken unto me also at this time. Smith's Literal Translation For I was afraid from the face of the anger and emotion with which Jehovah was angry against you to destroy you. And Jehovah will hear to me also in this time. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor I feared his indignation and anger, wherewith being moved against you, he would have destroyed you. And the Lord heard me this time also. Catholic Public Domain Version For I feared his indignation and wrath, which had been stirred up against you, so that he was willing to destroy you. And the Lord heeded me at this time also. New American Bible For I dreaded the fierce anger of the LORD against you: his wrath would destroy you. Yet once again the LORD listened to me. New Revised Standard Version For I was afraid that the anger that the LORD bore against you was so fierce that he would destroy you. But the LORD listened to me that time also. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor I was afraid of the wrath and the anger wherewith the LORD was angry against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened to me at that time also. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because I was afraid from before the anger and the wrath that LORD JEHOVAH raged against you that He would destroy you, and LORD JEHOVAH heard me also at that time. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For I was in dread of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me that time also. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I was greatly terrified because of the wrath and anger, because the Lord was provoked with you utterly to destroy you; yet the Lord hearkened to me at this time also. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Golden Calf…18Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger. 19For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. 20The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.… Cross References Exodus 32:10-14 Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” / But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. ... Numbers 14:11-20 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? / I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.” / But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. ... Psalm 106:23 So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. Exodus 33:3-5 Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.” / When the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry. / For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’” Exodus 34:9 “O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.” Numbers 16:44-48 and the LORD said to Moses, / “Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown. / Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” ... 1 Samuel 12:22 Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own. 2 Kings 17:18-20 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. Nehemiah 9:29-31 You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. / But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God. Isaiah 48:9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off. Jeremiah 18:7-10 At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. / And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, ... Ezekiel 20:8-9 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. / But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. Amos 7:2-3 And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. Romans 9:22 What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? 1 Corinthians 10:10-11 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. Treasury of Scripture For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, with which the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me at that time also. For I Deuteronomy 9:8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you. Exodus 32:10,11 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation… Nehemiah 1:2-7 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem… But the Deuteronomy 10:10 And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee. Exodus 32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Exodus 33:17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. Jump to Previous Afraid Anger Angry Bore Burning Destroy Destruction Displeasure Dread Ear Enough Hearkened Hot Lord's Open Order Prayer Ready Time View Wherewith Wrath Wrathful WrothJump to Next Afraid Anger Angry Bore Burning Destroy Destruction Displeasure Dread Ear Enough Hearkened Hot Lord's Open Order Prayer Ready Time View Wherewith Wrath Wrathful WrothDeuteronomy 9 1. Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness7. Moses reminds them of the golden calf For I was afraid of the anger and wrath Moses expresses his fear of God's righteous anger, which is a recurring theme in the Old Testament. God's wrath is often depicted as a response to sin and disobedience, emphasizing His holiness and justice. This fear is not merely human anxiety but a recognition of God's power and authority. The fear of the Lord is a foundational concept in Scripture, seen in Proverbs 9:10, where it is described as the beginning of wisdom. that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites who intercedes on their behalf. He is a central figure in the Pentateuch and is known for his close relationship with God. 2. The LORD (Yahweh) The God of Israel, who is depicted as having righteous anger towards the Israelites due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. The Israelites The chosen people of God, who have repeatedly disobeyed Him, leading to His anger and the need for Moses' intercession. 4. Mount Sinai The place where Moses received the Ten Commandments and where the Israelites committed the sin of idolatry by worshiping the golden calf. 5. The Golden Calf Incident A significant event where the Israelites created and worshiped a golden calf while Moses was on Mount Sinai, leading to God's anger. Teaching Points The Power of IntercessionMoses' intercession highlights the importance of standing in the gap for others in prayer. Believers are called to pray for one another, especially in times of spiritual crisis. Understanding God's Righteous Anger God's anger is a response to sin and disobedience. It is important to recognize the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance to restore our relationship with God. The Role of a Mediator Moses serves as a mediator between God and the Israelites, pointing to the ultimate mediator, Jesus Christ, who intercedes for us before the Father. The Importance of Obedience The Israelites' disobedience serves as a warning to believers about the consequences of turning away from God's commands. Obedience is crucial in maintaining a right relationship with God. God's Mercy and Forgiveness Despite His anger, God listens to Moses and spares the Israelites, demonstrating His mercy and willingness to forgive when we turn back to Him.(19) For I was afraid.--In Hebrews 12:21, the words "I exceedingly fear" are (in the Greek) identical with these. Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I was afraid יָגֹ֗רְתִּי (yā·ḡō·rə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3025: To be afraid, fear of the anger הָאַף֙ (hā·’ap̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire and wrath וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ה (wə·ha·ḥê·māh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had directed קָצַ֧ף (qā·ṣap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7107: To crack off, burst out in rage against you, עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against enough to destroy you. לְהַשְׁמִ֣יד (lə·haš·mîḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed But the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel listened וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (way·yiš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to me אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to this הַהִֽוא׃ (ha·hi·w) Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are time בַּפַּ֥עַם (bap·pa·‘am) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence as well. גַּ֖ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and Links Deuteronomy 9:19 NIVDeuteronomy 9:19 NLT Deuteronomy 9:19 ESV Deuteronomy 9:19 NASB Deuteronomy 9:19 KJV Deuteronomy 9:19 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 9:19 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 9:19 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 9:19 French Bible Deuteronomy 9:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 9:19 For I was afraid of the anger (Deut. 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