“but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.”
— WEB
Hebrews 10:27
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.”
— KJV
“but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.”
— ASV
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Commentary
a certain--an extraordinary and indescribable. The indefiniteness, as of something peculiar of its kind, makes the description the more terrible (compare Greek, Jam 1:18). looking for--"expectation": a later sense of the Greek. ALFORD strangely translates, as the Greek usually means elsewhere, "reception." The transition is easy from "giving a reception to" something or someone, to "looking for." Contrast the "expecting" (the very same Greek as here), Heb 10:13, which refutes ALFORD. fiery indignation--literally, "zeal of fire." Fire is personified: glow or ardor of fire, that is, of Him who is "a consuming fire." devour--continually.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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