Deuteronomy 6:15

15 for Yahweh your God [is] a jealous god in your midst, {so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled}, and he would destroy you from the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:15

For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you
He was near to them, in the midst of them, his tabernacle being placed between their camps; and was a God jealous of his honour and glory in matters of worship, and would resent any affront given him in that way:

lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee;
there being nothing more apt to stir up his wrath than idolatry:

and destroy thee from off the face of the earth;
suffer them to be carried captive out of their own land, and to be scattered among the nations of the world, and be utterly destroyed.

Deuteronomy 6:15 In-Context

13 "You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear.

14 You shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples who [are] all around you,

15 for Yahweh your God [is] a jealous god in your midst, {so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled}, and he would destroy you from the face of the earth.

16 You shall not put Yahweh your God to [the] test, as you tested [him] at Massah.

17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and his legal provisions and his rules that he has commanded you.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "so that not/lest the nose of Yahweh your God would become hot"