2 Samuel 22:9

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

Cross-reference

In 2 Samuel 22:16, the same divine breath from God's nostrils reveals the sea's foundations—a direct parallel within the same song.

In 2 Samuel 22:13, the same coals of fire appear again — reinforcing the vivid theophanic imagery of divine judgment in this song.

Exodus 15:7 Parallel

Exodus 15:7 describes God's wrath consuming enemies like stubble—mirroring the devouring fire from His mouth in this verse.

Exodus 15:8 Allusion

Exodus 15:8 uses the exact 'blast of thy nostrils' imagery—waters gather at God's breath, reinforcing the same theophanic depiction.

Exodus 19:18 shows smoke and fire at Sinai—similar theophanic smoke and fire, linking God's presence with volcanic imagery.

Exodus 24:17 depicts God's glory as a devouring fire—parallels the fire from His mouth here, both emphasizing consuming divine presence.

In Deuteronomy 32:22, this same fire of God's anger burns to Sheol, matching the devouring fire from his mouth here.

Job 41:20 Allusion

In Job 41:20, Leviathan's nostrils emit smoke like a boiling pot — mirroring the theophanic imagery of God's nostrils here.

Job 41:21 Allusion

In Job 41:21, Leviathan's breath kindles coals and flame from his mouth — directly echoing God's flaming coals here.

Psalm 18:8 Citation

In Psalm 18:8, the identical wording describes God's theophanic anger — a parallel passage to this verse.

In Psalm 97:3-5, fire goes before God and consumes his adversaries — similar theophanic fire imagery as here.

Hebrews 12:29 declares 'our God is a consuming fire' — a direct theological echo of the devouring fire from God's mouth here.

Psalm 18:15 Allusion

In Psalm 18:15, the blast of God's nostrils lays bare the sea — a different effect but same source of divine breath.

In Isaiah 30:33, the breath of the Lord kindles the pyre of Tophet — connecting God's breath to consuming fire, like the fire here.

In Jeremiah 5:14, God makes his words fire in Jeremiah's mouth to devour the people — a metaphorical parallel to fire from God's mouth.

Job 4:9 Parallel

In Job 4:9, the blast of God's anger consumes the wicked — a parallel to the fire from his nostrils, though less explicit.