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<p> '''A. Noun. ''' </p> <p> <em> Chêmâh </em> ( '''''חֵמָה''''' , Strong'S #2534), “wrath; heat; rage; anger.” This noun occurs in Semitic languages with the meanings “heat, wrath, poison, venom.” The noun, as well as the verb <em> yacham </em> , denotes a strong emotional state. The noun is used 120 times, predominantly in the poetic and prophetic literature, especially Ezekiel. </p> <p> The first usage of <em> chêmâh </em> takes place in the story of [[Esau]] and Jacob. Jacob is advised to go to [[Haran]] with the hope that Esau’s “anger” will dissipate: “And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away” (Gen. 27:44). </p> <p> The word indicates a state of anger. Most of the usage involves God’s “anger.” His “wrath” is expressed against Israel’s sin in the wilderness: “For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you” (Deut. 9:19). The psalmist prayed for God’s mercy in the hour of God’s “anger”: “O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure” (Ps. 6:1). God’s “anger” against [[Israel]] was ultimately expressed in the exile of the Judeans to Babylon: “The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof” (Lam. 4:11). </p> <p> The metaphor “cup” denotes the judgment of God upon His people. His “wrath” is poured out: “Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart” (Isa. 42:25); and the “cup of wrath” is drunk: “Awake, awake, stand up, [[O]] Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling …” (Isa. 51:17). </p> <p> Thus, God as the [[Almighty]] [[Potentate]] is angered by the sins and the pride of His people, as they are an insult to His holiness. In a derived sense, the rulers on earth are also described as those who are angered, but their “anger” is aroused from circumstances over which they have no control. [[Naaman]] was angry with Elisha’s advice (2 Kings 5:11- 12); [[Ahasuerus]] became enraged with Vashti’s refusal to display her beauty before the men (Esth. 1:12). </p> <p> <em> Chêmâh </em> also denotes man’s reaction to everyday circumstances. Man’s “rage” is a dangerous expression of his emotional state, as it inflames everybody who comes close to the person in rage. “Wrath” may arise for many reasons. Proverbs speaks strongly against <em> chêmâh </em> , as jealousy (6:34); cf. “Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?” (Prov. 27:4; cf. Ezek. 16:38). The man in rage may be culpable of crime and be condemned: “Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment” (Job 19:29). The wise response to “rage” is a soft answer: “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger” (Prov. 15:1). </p> <p> <em> Chêmâh </em> is associated with <em> qin’ah </em> , “jealousy,” and also with <em> naqam </em> , “vengeance,” as the angered person intends to save his name or avenge himself on the person who provoked him. In God’s dealing with Israel He was jealous of His [[Holy]] name, for which reason He had to deal justly with idolatrous Israel by avenging Himself: “That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered” (Ezek. 24:8); but He also avenges His people against their enemies: “God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies” (Nah. 1:2). Other synonyms of <em> chêmâh </em> are <em> ’ap </em> , “anger,” and <em> qetsep </em> , “wrath,” as in Deut. 29:27 and Jer. 21:5. </p> <p> There are two special meanings of <em> chêmâh </em> : One is “heat,” as in “the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me” (Ezek. 3:14). The other is “poison,” or “venom,” as in Deut. 32:33: “Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.” </p> <p> The [[Septuagint]] gives the following translations: <em> orge </em> (“anger; indignation; wrath”) and <em> thumos </em> (“passion; anger; wrath; rage”). The KVJ gives these senses: “fury; wrath; poison.” </p> <p> '''B. Verb. ''' </p> <p> <em> Yâcham </em> ( '''''יָחַם''''' , Strong'S #3179), “to be fiery, be hot.” This verb, which occurs only 10 times in biblical Hebrew, is the root of the noun <em> chemah </em> . </p> <p> In Deut. 19:6 <em> yâcham </em> means “to be hot”: “Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer while his heart is hot, and overtake him.…” </p>

<div> '''1: '''''Ὀργή''''' ''' (Strong'S #3709 — Noun [[Feminine]] — orge — or-gay' ) </div> <p> see ANGER and Notes (1) and (2). </p> <div> '''2: '''''Θυμός''''' ''' (Strong'S #2372 — Noun Masculine — thumos — thoo-mos' ) </div> <p> "hot anger, passion," for which see Anger , Notes (1) and (2), is translated "wrath" in &nbsp;Luke 4:28; &nbsp;Acts 19:28; &nbsp;Romans 2:8 , RV; &nbsp;Galatians 5:20; &nbsp;Ephesians 4:31; &nbsp;Colossians 3:8; &nbsp;Hebrews 11:27; &nbsp;Revelation 12:12; &nbsp;14:8,10,19; &nbsp;15:1,7; &nbsp;16:1; &nbsp;18:3; "wraths" in &nbsp;2—Corinthians 12:20; "fierceness" in &nbsp;Revelation 16:19; &nbsp;19:15 (followed by No. 1). </p> <div> '''3: '''''Παροργισμός''''' ''' (Strong'S #3950 — Noun Masculine — parorgismos — par-org-is-mos' ) </div> <p> occurs in &nbsp;Ephesians 4:26 : see Anger , A, Note (2). </p> &nbsp;Ephesians 6:4Anger

<p> [[Wrath]] n. L. </p> 1. Violent anger vehement exasperation indignation as the wrath of Achilles. <p> When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased--&nbsp;Esther 2 . </p> <p> O Lord--in wrath remember mercy. &nbsp;Habakkuk 3 . </p> 2. The effects of anger. &nbsp;Proverbs 27 . 3. The just punishment of an offense or crime. &nbsp;Romans 8 . <p> Gods wrath, in Scripture, is his holy and just indignation against sin. &nbsp;Romans 1 . </p>

<p> <strong> WRATH </strong> . See Anger, p. 34 a . </p>