2 Samuel 22:9 (YLT)

Passage

Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:7 In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry <FI>is<Fi> in His ears,

2 Samuel 22:8 And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!

2 Samuel 22:9 Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

2 Samuel 22:10 And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness <FI>is<Fi> under His feet.

2 Samuel 22:11 And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gone", "hath", "smoke", "nostrils", "fire", "mouth", "devoureth", and "brands". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gone" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And shake and tremble doth the earth..." into verse 10's "And He inclineth heaven and cometh down...", so "gone" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gone" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.