¹⁰ Moses heard the people of every family wailing^(A) at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled.

³³ But while the meat was still between their teeth^(A) and before it could be consumed, the anger^(B) of the Lord burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague.^(C)

¹⁰ The Lord’s anger was aroused^(A) that day and he swore this oath:^{(B) 11} ‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more^(C) when they came up out of Egypt^(D) will see the land I promised on oath^(E) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob^(F)— ¹² not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’^{(G) 13} The Lord’s anger burned against Israel^(H) and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was gone.^(I)

¹⁵ for the Lord your God^(A), who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.

Achan’s Sin

7 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things^[a];^(A) Achan^(B) son of Karmi, the son of Zimri,^[b] the son of Zerah,^(C) of the tribe of Judah,^(D) took some of them. So the Lord’s anger burned^(E) against Israel.^(F)

¹⁶ If you violate the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you.^(A)”

³ So the Lord’s anger^(A) burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power^(B) of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad^(C) his son.