On that day, when Gog comes against the land of Israel, God's wrath will be kindled, and in his jealousy and burning anger God will speak—establishing the precise moment of divine response and the emotional intensity of God's reaction. The kindling of wrath represents God's righteous indignation at the presumption of attacking his covenant people and violating their restored sanctuary. God's jealousy recalls the exclusive covenant relationship; the attack on Israel provokes God's defensive passion because Israel belongs to him. The burning anger establishes that the divine response will be comprehensive and destructive. This verse marks the transition from the account of Gog's invasion to God's response; having described the threat in detail, the oracle now announces the judgment. The emotional language (wrath, jealousy, burning) emphasizes that the invasion touches God's deepest concerns and elicits his most passionate response.

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