Deuteronomy 29:20Yahweh will not pardon him, but then the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall lie on him, and Yahweh will blot out his name from under the sky.
The setting
Moses reaches the terrifying climax of his warning — describing divine abandonment...
The emotion here: trembling at the weight of divine judgment he must deliver
The original word
māḥāh (מָחָה) — to blot out, erase completely, as if the name never existed
Why it matters
Ancient Near Eastern kings would literally chisel names off monuments to erase memory
Read with care
What most readers miss in Deuteronomy 29:20
God's 'jealousy' isn't petty emotion — it's protective love refusing to share His people with destroyers
Common misconceptionPeople think this contradicts God's mercy, but Moses is describing what happens when someone persistently rejects mercy — God eventually honors their choice.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Deuteronomy 29:20
Bible Genome reading
Deuteronomy 29:20 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Deuteronomy 29:20 comes from the book of Deuteronomy, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Moses. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, covenant consequences. Notable phrases: will not pardon; anger of Yahweh; jealousy will smoke. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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