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people

This refers to the Israelites.

he is a jealous God

God wants his people to worship only him.

He will consume you

Yahweh's anger is spoken of as if he was a fire that would destroy them. AT: "He will destroy you as with fire" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/joshua
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jealous
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/transgression
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forsaken
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/foreigner
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/turn
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/consume