Numbers 25:11

jealous with my jealousy His jealousy was so deep and real that it adequately expressed the jealousy of Jehovah, rendering it unnecessary for Jehovah to express it further by consuming Israel. Cf. the -godly sorrow" felt by the Corinthians with regard to a similar sin (2 Corinthians 7:9-11). The divine -jealousy" is that which makes Him claim an exclusive right over His people. This right was violated when they gave themselves up to whoredom. Cf. Exodus 20:5; Exodus 34:14; Nahum 1:2; James 4:5 (R.V. marg.).