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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/hebrews/10.htm">New International Version</a> but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. <a href="/nlt/hebrews/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies. <a href="/esv/hebrews/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. <a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment and fury of fire being about to devour the adversaries. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/10.htm">King James Bible</a> But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/10.htm">New King James Version</a> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. <a href="/amp/hebrews/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> but a kind of awful and terrifying expectation of [divine] judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE and BURNING WRATH WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES [those who put themselves in opposition to God]. <a href="/csb/hebrews/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries. <a href="/asv/hebrews/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries. <a href="/cev/hebrews/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They are God's enemies, and all they can look forward to is a terrible judgment and a furious fire. <a href="/erv/hebrews/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All that is left is a terrifying wait for judgment and a raging fire that will consume God's enemies. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Instead, all that is left is to wait in fear for the coming Judgment and the fierce fire which will destroy those who oppose God! <a href="/isv/hebrews/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> but only a terrifying prospect of judgment and a raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. <a href="/net/hebrews/10.htm">NET Bible</a> but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume God's enemies. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But a certain fearful apprehension of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. <a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> There remains nothing but a certain awful expectation of judgement, and the fury of a fire which before long will devour the enemies of the truth.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/hebrews/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. <a href="/web/hebrews/10.htm">World English Bible</a> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers; <a href="/blb/hebrews/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment and fury of fire being about to devour the adversaries. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers; <a href="/slt/hebrews/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But a certain terrible expectation of judgment and jealousy of fire, being about to devour the adversaries.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But a certain dreadful expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire which shall consume the adversaries. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> but instead, a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire that shall consume its adversaries. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/10.htm">New American Bible</a> but a fearful prospect of judgment and a flaming fire that is going to consume the adversaries. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But he is ready for the fearful judgment and the fiery indignation which shall consume the adversaries. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But that terrible judgment is ready and the zeal of fire which consumes the enemies.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and a fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. <a href="/godbey/hebrews/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> but a certain fearful anticipation of judgment and violence of fire, about to devour the adversaries. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and a burning indignation, ready to devour these enemies.<CM> <a href="/mace/hebrews/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and nothing is to be expected but that dreadful judgment, and fiery indignation, which shall devour all such adversaries. <a href="/wey/hebrews/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> There remains nothing but a certain awful expectation of judgement, and the fury of a fire which before long will devour the enemies of the truth. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and fierceness of fire about to devour the opposers. <a href="/worsley/hebrews/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> but a dreadful expectation of judgement, and a fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/10-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1943" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/10.htm">A Call to Persevere</a> …26If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, 27<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but only</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NFS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">a</a> <a href="/greek/5398.htm" title="5398: phobera (Adj-NFS) -- Fearful, dreadful, terrible. From phobos; frightful, i.e. formidable.">fearful</a> <a href="/greek/1561.htm" title="1561: ekdochē (N-NFS) -- A waiting for, expectation. From ekdechomai; expectation.">expectation</a> <a href="/greek/2920.htm" title="2920: kriseōs (N-GFS) -- Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.">of judgment</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2205.htm" title="2205: zēlos (N-NMS) -- From zeo; properly, heat, i.e. zeal (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice).">of raging</a> <a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="4442: pyros (N-GNS) -- Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; fire.">fire</a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: mellontos (V-PPA-GNS) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">that will</a> <a href="/greek/2068.htm" title="2068: esthiein (V-PNA) -- Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.">consume</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">all</a> <a href="/greek/5227.htm" title="5227: hypenantious (Adj-AMP) -- Opposite to, adverse; subst: an adversary. From hupo and enantios; under contrary to, i.e. Opposed or an opponent.">adversaries.</a> 28Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm">2 Peter 3:7</a> And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a> And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. <a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Matthew 13:41-42</a> The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. <a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a> But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek; <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8-9</a> in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10-11</a> he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” <a href="/john/3-36.htm">John 3:36</a> Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a> Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.” <a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a> “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.” <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Psalm 21:9</a> You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them. <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a> For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.a certain.<a href="/hebrews/2-3.htm">Hebrews 2:3</a> How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;<a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Hebrews 12:25</a> See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:<a href="/1_samuel/28-19.htm">1 Samuel 28:19,20</a> Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines… fiery.<a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a> For our God is a consuming fire.<a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35</a> And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.<a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Psalm 21:9</a> Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.which.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Deuteronomy 32:43</a> Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.<a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Psalm 68:1,2</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him… <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2,8-10</a> God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/philippians/1-28.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Apprehension</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">Awful</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-17.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/galatians/5-15.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-13.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Expectation</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-20.htm">Fearful</a> <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-21.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-3.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-29.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-2.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/philippians/1-28.htm">Opposers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Prospect</a> <a href="/acts/27-20.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Terrifying</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/colossians/4-13.htm">Zeal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/14-20.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Apprehension</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-31.htm">Awful</a> <a href="/james/4-3.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/job/41-9.htm">Expectation</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-31.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-31.htm">Fearful</a> <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-32.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/49-8.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-29.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/james/2-13.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/james/2-6.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/luke/21-15.htm">Opposers</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">Prospect</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-31.htm">Terrifying</a> <a href="/james/1-18.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/james/3-14.htm">Zeal</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 10</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">The weakness of the law sacrifices.</a> 10. <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">The sacrifice of Christ's body once offered,</a> 14. <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">for ever has taken away sins.</a> 19. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">An exhortation to hold fast the faith with patience and thanksgiving.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>but only a fearful expectation of judgment This phrase highlights the certainty and inevitability of divine judgment for those who reject the truth of the Gospel. In the context of Hebrews, the author warns against apostasy, emphasizing the severe consequences of turning away from Christ after receiving the knowledge of the truth. This expectation of judgment is rooted in the Old Testament, where God's justice is a recurring theme (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35-36</a>). The fear associated with this expectation is not merely emotional but is a recognition of the holiness and righteousness of God, who will judge the living and the dead (<a href="/2_timothy/4.htm">2 Timothy 4:1</a>).and of raging fire The imagery of fire is often used in Scripture to symbolize God's judgment and purification. In the Old Testament, fire consumed the sacrifices on the altar, representing God's acceptance and the purification of sin (<a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a>). In the New Testament, fire is associated with the final judgment (<a href="/revelation/20-14.htm">Revelation 20:14-15</a>). This "raging fire" signifies the intensity and thoroughness of God's judgment against sin and rebellion. It serves as a warning to those who might be tempted to abandon their faith in Christ.that will consume all adversaries The term "adversaries" refers to those who oppose God and His purposes. In the biblical narrative, adversaries are not only external enemies but also those within the community of faith who turn away from God. The consumption of adversaries by fire is reminiscent of the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a>) and the destruction of Korah and his followers (<a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35</a>). This phrase underscores the totality of God's judgment, leaving no room for escape or resistance. It also serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of rejecting God's grace offered through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a> Traditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The author writes to Jewish Christians, encouraging them to remain steadfast in their faith. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_christians.htm">Jewish Christians</a> The primary audience of the letter, who were facing persecution and were tempted to revert to Judaism to avoid suffering. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> A future event where God will judge the world, separating the righteous from the wicked. 4. <a href="/topical/a/adversaries.htm">Adversaries</a> Those who oppose God and His ways, often referring to those who reject the gospel of Jesus Christ. 5. <a href="/topical/r/raging_fire.htm">Raging Fire</a> Symbolic of God's wrath and the final judgment, drawing imagery from the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_apostasy.htm">The Seriousness of Apostasy</a> Apostasy, or falling away from the faith, is a grave matter. <a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a> warns of the consequences of turning away from the truth after knowing it. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Judgment</a> God's judgment is certain and should be a sobering reminder for believers to remain faithful and obedient. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_god's_wrath.htm">The Nature of God's Wrath</a> God's wrath is depicted as a consuming fire, emphasizing His holiness and justice against sin. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_persevere.htm">Encouragement to Persevere</a> Believers are encouraged to persevere in their faith, knowing that turning away leads to dire consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_evangelism.htm">The Call to Evangelism</a> Understanding the reality of judgment should motivate Christians to share the gospel with urgency.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 10</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_to_pre-jesus_dead.htm">What happened to people who died before Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/does_heb._10_26-27_conflict_with_grace.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27 implies a terrifying judgment for deliberate sin after knowing the truth; does this conflict with teachings on God's mercy and grace elsewhere?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hebrews_9_27_align_with_ndes.htm">Hebrews 9:27 claims people die once and then face judgment; how does this square with reports of near-death experiences or beliefs in reincarnation?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_the_ammonites'_fall.htm">In Ezekiel 25:2-7, can any solid historical or archaeological evidence confirm the exact downfall of the Ammonites as predicted?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) But a certain fearful looking for.--Better, But a fearful awaiting of judgment, and a jealousy of fire that shall devour the adversaries. For Christ's "waiting" servants the thought of "judgment" is lost in that of "salvation" (<a href="/context/hebrews/9-27.htm" title="And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:">Hebrews 9:27-28</a>); to these sinners nothing is left but the awaiting of judgment. The next words are a partial quotation, or an adaptation, of <a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm" title="LORD, when your hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yes, the fire of your enemies shall devour them.">Isaiah 26:11</a> : "Let them see (and be ashamed) the zeal for the people; yea, fire shall devour Thine adversaries." (The Greek translation gives the second clause correctly, but not the former part of the sentence.) In the prophetic imagery of the Old Testament the destruction of the enemies of Jehovah is but the other aspect of His zeal or jealousy for His people. This imagery was familiar to every Hebrew; and no words could show more powerfully than these that to forsake Christ for Judaism was (not to join, but) to abandon "the people of God." For such apostates there remaineth the zeal, the jealous wrath, of a devouring fire. (Comp. <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm" title="For our God is a consuming fire.">Hebrews 12:29</a>; Malachi 4) <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/10-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>but only δέ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. a τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. fearful φοβερὰ (phobera) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5398.htm">Strong's 5398: </a> Fearful, dreadful, terrible. From phobos; frightful, i.e. formidable. expectation ἐκδοχὴ (ekdochē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1561.htm">Strong's 1561: </a> A waiting for, expectation. From ekdechomai; expectation. of judgment κρίσεως (kriseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2920.htm">Strong's 2920: </a> Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. raging ζῆλος (zēlos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> From zeo; properly, heat, i.e. 'zeal' (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice). fire πυρὸς (pyros) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm">Strong's 4442: </a> Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. that will μέλλοντος (mellontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something. consume ἐσθίειν (esthiein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2068.htm">Strong's 2068: </a> Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. [all] τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. adversaries. ὑπεναντίους (hypenantious) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5227.htm">Strong's 5227: </a> Opposite to, adverse; subst: an adversary. 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