Exodus 32:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.””

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BSBPD

“Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and now, let Me alone, and My anger doth burn against them, and I consume them, and I make thee become a great nation.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 32:10 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
  2. Genesis 18:32Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
  3. Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
  4. Exodus 22:24My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
  5. Exodus 32:11But 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?
  6. Exodus 32:19As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
  7. Numbers 14:12I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”
  8. Numbers 14:19Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”
  9. Numbers 16:21“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
  10. Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
  11. Numbers 16:45“Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.
  12. Deuteronomy 9:14Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”
  13. Deuteronomy 9:19For 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.
  14. Jeremiah 14:11Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
  15. Jeremiah 15:1Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
  16. James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

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