Deuteronomy 32:30

Deuteronomy 32:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
• New International Version (NIV)How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?
• English Standard Version (ESV)How could one have chased a thousand, and two have put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had given them up?
• New King James Version (NKJV)How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had surrendered them?

Context of Deuteronomy 32:30

28“For they are a nation devoid of counsel, And there is no understanding in them. 29O that they were wise, that they understood this, That they could discern their future and ultimate fate! How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had given them up? 31For their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this. 32For their vine is from the vine of Sodom, And from the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of poison, Their clusters, bitter.

Deuteronomy 32:30 word by word

אֵיכָ֞ה יִרְדֹּ֤ף אֶחָד֙ אֶ֔לֶף וּשְׁנַ֖יִם יָנִ֣יסוּ רְבָבָ֑ה אִם־לֹא֙ כִּי־צוּרָ֣ם מְכָרָ֔ם וַֽיהוָ֖ה הִסְגִּירָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How should oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• chaseרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• put tenרְבָבָהrebâbâh · myriadH7233
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• to flightנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• exceptלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• their Rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• had soldמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• themכִּיkîy · forH3588
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had shut them upסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:30

• Leviticus 26:8Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will put ten thousand to flight; your enemies will fall before you by the sword.
• Joshua 23:10One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who is fighting for you, just as He promised you.
• Judges 7:22When Gideon’s men blew the three hundred trumpets, the Lord set the sword of one [Midianite] against another even throughout the whole army; and the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.
• 1 Samuel 14:15And there was trembling in the [Philistine] camp, in the field, and among all the people; even the garrison and the raiding party trembled [in fear], and the earth quaked and it became a trembling and terror from God.
• 2 Chronicles 24:24Though the army of the Arameans came with a small company of men, the Lord handed over a very large army into their hands, because Joash and Judah had abandoned (turned away from) the Lord, the God of their fathers. So the Arameans executed judgment against Joash.
• Isaiah 30:17A thousand of you will flee at the threat of one man; You will flee at the threat of five, Until you are left like a flag on the top of a mountain, And like a signal on a hill.
• Judges 2:14So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands (power) of plunderers who robbed them; and He sold them into the hands of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer stand [in opposition] before their enemies.
• Judges 3:8So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
• Psalms 44:12You sell Your people cheaply, And have not increased Your wealth by their sale.
• Isaiah 50:1The Lord declares this; “Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away, [O Israel]? Or to which one of My creditors did I sell you [as slaves]? In fact, You were sold for your wickedness [your sin, your injustice, your wrongdoing], And for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
• Isaiah 52:3For the Lord says this, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed, but not with money.”
• Matthew 18:25But because he could not repay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made.
• Job 11:10If God passes by or arrests, Or calls an assembly [of judgment], who can restrain Him? [If He is against a man, who can call Him to account for it?]
• Job 16:11God hands me over to criminals And tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked.
• Psalms 31:8And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30How should one chase a thousand - If therefore they had not forgotten their Rock, God their author and defense, it could not possibly have come to pass that a thousand of them should flee before one of their enemies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-42Verses 1-42 Song of Moses If Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel; (2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God; (3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God‘s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people. The Song…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-38Verses 26-38 The idolatry and rebellions of Israel deserved, and the justice of God seemed to demand, that they should be rooted out. But He spared Israel, and continues them still to be living witnesses of the truth of the Bible, and to silence unbelievers. They are preserved for wise and holy purposes and the prophecies give us some idea what those purposes are. The Lord will never disgrace the throne of his glory. It is great wisdom, and will help much…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30How could one man pursue a thousand: When God allows his people to face destruction, they can be defeated even against great odds. their Rock: This metaphor is used ironically. The very one who should be Israel’s source of strength will leave them because of their own sin and unfaithfulness (see 32:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431. Give ear, O ye heavens; ... hear, O earth--The magnificence of the exordium, the grandeur of the theme, the frequent and sudden transitions, the elevated strain of the sentiments and language, entitle this song to be ranked amongst the noblest specimens of poetry to be found in the Scriptures.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings