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Fury

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When attributed to God, fury is figurative language for His righteous anger expressed in afflictive judgments. The term may also refer to violent anger or revenge.

Definition

Fury is violent anger or revenge. When attributed to God, it is figurative language describing the outpouring of afflictive judgments against sin and rebellion.

Biblical Usage

Divine fury appears in passages describing God’s righteous judgments and disciplinary dealings. The term may also describe hostile or vengeful anger in an apocryphal passage.

Scripture References

Leviticus 26:28 Job 20:23 Isaiah 63:3 Jeremiah 4:4 Ezekiel 5:13 Daniel 9:16 Zechariah 8:2

Historical Bible Dictionaries

Easton's Bible Dictionary
As attributed to God, is a figurative expression for dispensing afflictive judgments (Lev. 26:28; Job 20:23; Isa. 63:3; Jer. 4:4; Ezek. 5:13; Dan. 9:16; Zech. 8:2).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>fu'-ri (alastor, "not to forget," "significant of revenge"):</p><p>Occurs only in /APC 2Macc 7:9 the King James Version, "Thou like a fury (the Revised Version (British and American) "Thou, miscreant") takest us out of this present life."</p><p>See also WRATH; FIERCENESS; ANGER.</p>
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