Lexicon :: Strong's H7068 - qin'â

‘This is the law of jealousy: when a wife goes astray [while married] and defiles herself,

“For anger slays the foolish man,

And jealousy kills the simple (naive).

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,

And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever?

Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?

My zeal has [completely] consumed me,

Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.

For jealousy enrages the [wronged] husband;

He will not spare [the guilty one] on the day of vengeance.

A calm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,

But passion and envy are like rottenness to the bones.

Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood,

But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy?

I have seen that every [effort in] labor and every skill in work comes from man’s rivalry with his neighbor. This too is vanity (futility, false pride) and chasing after the wind.

“Put me like a seal on your heart,

Like a seal on your arm;

For love is as strong as death,

Jealousy is as severe and cruel as Sheol (the place of the dead).

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

[A most vehement flame] the very flame of the [fn]LORD!

There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace,

[He shall rule] on the throne of David and over his kingdom,

To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness

From that time forward and forevermore.

The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.

Then the jealousy of [fn]Ephraim will depart,

And those who harass [fn]Judah will be cut off;

Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,

And Judah will not harass Ephraim.

Though Your hand is lifted up [to strike], O LORD, the wicked do not see it.

Let them see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame;

Indeed, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them.

The LORD will go forth like a warrior,

He will stir up His zeal like a man of war;

He will shout out, yes, He will raise a war cry.

He will prevail [mightily] against His enemies.

For He [the LORD] put on righteousness like a coat of armor,

And salvation like a helmet on His head;

He put on garments of vengeance for clothing

And covered Himself with zeal [and great love for His people] as a cloak.

Look down from heaven and see from Your lofty dwelling place, holy and glorious.

Where are Your zeal and Your mighty acts [Your miracles which you did for Your people]?

The stirring of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained and withheld from me.

‘Thus My anger will come to an end and I will satisfy My wrath on them, and I will be appeased; then they will know [without any doubt] that I the LORD have spoken in My zeal when I have spent My wrath on them.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, now raise your eyes toward the north.” So I looked toward the north, and behold, to the north of the altar gate was this idol (image) of jealousy at the entrance.

Neither their silver nor their gold

Will be able to rescue them

On the day of the LORD’S indignation and wrath.

And the whole earth will be consumed

In the fire of His jealous [fn]wrath,

For He shall make a full and complete end,

Indeed a terrifying one,

Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

“Therefore [you of the godly remnant of Judah, patiently] wait for Me,” declares the LORD,

“[Wait] for the day when I rise up as a witness [against the nations].

For it is My decision and My right to gather the nations,

To assemble kingdoms,

To pour out on them My indignation,

All [the heat of] My burning anger;

For [in that day] all the earth shall be consumed

By the fire of My zeal.