וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ הֽוּא־הָעֹבֵ֤ר לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵ֣שׁ אֹֽכְלָ֔ה ה֧וּא יַשְׁמִידֵ֛ם וְה֥וּא יַכְנִיעֵ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤ם וְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ מַהֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה לָֽךְ׃
Maka ketahuilah hari ini bahwa Yang Mahakekal, Allahmu, Dialah yang menyeberang mendahului engkau sebagai api yang menghanguskan. Dialah yang akan membinasakan mereka, dan Dialah yang akan menundukkan mereka di hadapanmu, sehingga engkau akan mengusir mereka dan memusnahkan mereka dengan segera, seperti yang telah difirmankan Yang Mahakekal kepadamu.
Sha'arei Orah
Know that because it consumes every other kind of fire in the world, it is called the Consuming Fire-Aish Ochlah-אש אוכלה. Because of this quality HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, is called a Consuming Fire-Aish Ochlah-אש אוכלה, as stated,157Deuteronomy 4:24; 9:3 “For HaShem-יהו״ה your God is a consuming fire-Aish Ochlah-אש אוכלה; He will destroy them and He will subjugate them.” Because HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, is a consuming fire-Aish Ochlah-אש אוכלה, He therefore can subjugate, humble, and destroy, since with this quality HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, wages war, and it therefore is called terror-Pachad-פחד.