Lexicon :: Strong's G2205 - zēlos

“Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the Israelites because he was zealous among them with my zeal,[fn] so that I did not destroy the Israelites in my zeal.

“The LORD will not be willing to forgive him. Instead, his anger and jealousy will burn against that person, and every curse written in this scroll will descend on him. The LORD will blot out his name under heaven,

“For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem, and survivors, from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Armies will accomplish this.

For anger kills a fool,

and jealousy slays the gullible.

Do not be agitated by evildoers;

do not envy those who do wrong.

because zeal for your house has consumed me,

and the insults of those who insult you

have fallen on me.

How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever?

Will your jealousy keep burning like fire?

My anger overwhelms me

because my foes forget your words.

For jealousy enrages a husband,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,

but who can withstand jealousy?

I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.[fn]

Their love, their hate, and their envy have already disappeared, and there is no longer a portion for them in all that is done under the sun.

Set me as a seal on your heart,

as a seal on your arm.

For love is as strong as death;

jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol.

Love’s flames are fiery flames —

an almighty flame![fn]

The dominion will be vast,

and its prosperity will never end.

He will reign on the throne of David

and over his kingdom,

to establish and sustain it

with justice and righteousness from now on and forever.

The zeal of the LORD of Armies will accomplish this.

Ephraim’s envy will cease;

Judah’s harassing will end.

Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah,

and Judah will not harass Ephraim.

LORD, your hand is lifted up to take action,

but they do not see it.

Let them see your zeal for your people

and be put to shame.

Let fire consume your adversaries.

“For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Armies will accomplish this.’

The LORD advances like a warrior;

he stirs up his zeal like a soldier.

He shouts, he roars aloud,

he prevails over his enemies.

Look down from heaven and see

from your lofty home ​— ​holy and beautiful.

Where is your zeal and your might?

Your yearning[fn] and your compassion

are withheld from me.

“When my anger is spent and I have vented my wrath on them, I will be appeased. Then after I have spent my wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, have spoken in my jealousy.

“I will judge you the way adulteresses and those who shed blood are judged. Then I will bring about the shedding of your blood in jealous wrath.

“So I will satisfy my wrath against you, and my jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.

“When I vent my jealous fury on you, they will deal with you in wrath. They will cut off your nose and ears, and the rest of you[fn] will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and the rest of you will be consumed by fire.

“Therefore, prophesy concerning Israel’s land, and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: This is what the Lord GOD says: Look, I speak in my burning zeal because you have endured the insults of the nations.

“I swear in my zeal and fiery wrath: On that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

Their silver and their gold

will be unable to rescue them

on the day of the LORD’s wrath.

The whole earth will be consumed

by the fire of his jealousy,

for he will make a complete,

yes, a horrifying end

of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Therefore, wait for me —

this is the LORD’s declaration —

until the day I rise up for plunder.[fn]

For my decision is to gather nations,

to assemble kingdoms,

in order to pour out my indignation on them,

all my burning anger;

for the whole earth will be consumed

by the fire of my jealousy.

So the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim: The LORD of Armies says: I am extremely jealous for Jerusalem and Zion.

The LORD of Armies says this: “I am extremely jealous for Zion; I am jealous for her with great wrath.”