2 Raja-raja 25:9

25:9 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. ¹ 

Yesaya 66:15

66:15 For look, the Lord comes with fire,

his chariots come like a windstorm, ² 

to reveal his raging anger,

his battle cry, and his flaming arrows. ³ 

Yeremia 4:4

4:4 Just as ritual circumcision cuts away the foreskin

as an external symbol of dedicated covenant commitment,

you must genuinely dedicate yourselves to the Lord

and get rid of everything that hinders your commitment to me, ⁴ 

people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem.

If you do not, ⁵  my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you

that no one will be able to extinguish.

That will happen because of the evil you have done.”

[25:9]  ¹ tn Heb “and every large house he burned down with fire.”

[66:15]  ² sn Chariots are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way that they kick up dust.

[66:15]  ³ tn Heb “to cause to return with the rage of his anger, and his battle cry [or “rebuke”] with flames of fire.”

[4:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “Circumcise yourselves to the Lord and remove the foreskin of your heart.” The translation is again an attempt to bring out the meaning of a metaphor. The mention of the “foreskin of the heart” shows that the passage is obviously metaphorical and involves heart attitude, not an external rite.

[4:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “lest.”