People make nothing of God's authority. God threatens, but they despise His threatening. They make nothing of dishonoring God. They care not how much their behavior is to His.
- JC Ryle
Although I never lack the presence and plain image of my own wretched infirmity, yet seeing sin so manifestly abounds in all estates, I am compelled to thunder out the threatenings of God against the obstinate rebels.
- John Knox
Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord.
- Anonymous
We cannot think that God frightens us with threatenings which He really does not mean to carry out, without doing Himself obvious dishonour.