Exodus 24:17

17 To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.

Exodus 24:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
ESV
17 Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.
NLT
17 To the Israelites at the foot of the mountain, the glory of the LORD appeared at the summit like a consuming fire.
MSG
17 In the view of the Israelites below, the Glory of God looked like a raging fire at the top of the mountain.
CSB
17 The appearance of the Lord's glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop.

Exodus 24:17 In-Context

15 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
16 and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
17 To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.
18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 15:7; S Exodus 19:18; Exodus 3:2; Deuteronomy 4:36; Hebrews 12:18,29
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