# it was written

This can be stated in an active form. AT: "someone had written" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# your house

This term refers to the temple, God's house.

# consume

The word "consume" points to the metaphor of "fire." Jesus' love for the temple is like a fire that burns within him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])