1 Give הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ ha.'a.Zi.nu H238 ear H238 , ye heavens הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim H8064 , and I will speak וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה va.'a.da.Be.rah H1696 ; And let the earth הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 hear וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע ve.tish.Ma' H8085 the words אִמְרֵי־ 'im.rei- H561 of my mouth פִֽי׃ Fi H6310 . 2 My doctrine shall drop יַעֲרֹ֤ף ya.'a.Rof H6201 as the rain כַּמָּטָר֙ ka.ma.Tar H4306 ; My speech shall distil as the dew כַּטַּ֖ל ka.Tal H2919 , As the small rain H4306 upon the tender grass דֶ֔שֶׁא De.she' H1877 , And as the showers וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים ve.khir.vi.Vim H7241 upon the herb . 3 For I will proclaim אֶקְרָ֑א 'ek.Ra' H7121 the name שֵׁ֥ם shem H8034 of Jehovah : Ascribe הָב֥וּ ha.Vu H3051 ye greatness גֹ֖דֶל Go.del H1433 unto our God לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ le.lo.Hei.nu H430 . 4 The Rock הַצּוּר֙ ha.Tzur H6697 , his work פָּעֳל֔וֹ po.'o.Lo H6467 is perfect תָּמִ֣ים ta.Mim H8549 ; For all his ways דְּרָכָ֖יו de.ra.Khav H1870 are justice מִשְׁפָּ֑ט mish.Pat H4941 : A God אֵ֤ל 'el H410 of faithfulness אֱמוּנָה֙ 'e.mu.Nah H530 and without iniquity , Just and right H3477 is he . 5 They have dealt corruptly שִׁחֵ֥ת shi.Chet H7843 with him , they are not his children , it is their blemish מוּמָ֑ם mu.Mam H3971 ; They are a perverse עִקֵּ֖שׁ 'i.Kesh H6141 and crooked generation דּ֥וֹר Dor H1755 . 6 Do ye thus requite Jehovah , O foolish נָבָ֖ל na.Val H5036 people עַ֥ם 'am H5971 and unwise ? Is not he thy father אָבִ֣יךָ 'a.Vi.kha H1 that hath bought H7069 thee? He hath made H6213 thee, and established וַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ׃ Vay.kho.ne.Ne.kha H3559 thee. 7 Remember זְכֹר֙ ze.Khor H2142 the days יְמ֣וֹת ye.Mot H3117 of old זְקֵנֶ֖יךָ ze.ke.Nei.cha H2205 , Consider בִּ֖ינוּ Bi.nu H995 the years שְׁנ֣וֹת she.Not H8141 of many generations H1755 : Ask שְׁאַ֤ל she.'Al H7592 thy father אָבִ֙יךָ֙ 'a.Vi.kha H1 , and he will show thee; Thine elders H2205 , and they will tell וְיַגֵּ֔דְךָ ve.ya.Ge.de.kha H5046 thee. 8 When the Most High gave H5157 to the nations גּוֹיִ֔ם go.Yim H1471 their inheritance H5157 , When he separated H6504 the children of men H120 , He set H5324 the bounds of the peoples H5971 According to the number לְמִסְפַּ֖ר le.mis.Par H4557 of the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 9 For Jehovah’s portion חֵ֥לֶק Che.lek H2506 is his people עַמּ֑וֹ a.Mo H5971 ; Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 is the lot of his inheritance נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ na.cha.la.To H5159 . 10 He found H4672 him in a desert land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be.'E.retz H776 , And in the waste howling wilderness מִדְבָּ֔ר mid.Bar H4057 ; He compassed him about , he cared for him , He kept H5341 him as the apple of his eye עֵינֽוֹ׃ ei.No H5869 . 11 As an eagle כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ ke.Ne.sher H5404 that stirreth up her nest קִנּ֔וֹ ki.No H7064 , That fluttereth over her young גּוֹזָלָ֖יו go.za.Lav H1469 , He spread יִפְרֹ֤שׂ yif.Ros H6566 abroad his wings כְּנָפָיו֙ ke.na.Fav H3671 , he took H3947 them , He bare them on his pinions אֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ 'ev.ra.To H84 . 12 Jehovah alone בָּדָ֣ד ba.Dad H910 did lead H5148 him , And there was no foreign god אֵ֥ל 'el H410 with him . 13 He made him ride יַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙ yar.ki.Ve.hu H7392 on the high בָּ֣מֳתֵי ba.mo.tei H1116 places H1116 of the earth H776 , And he did eat H398 the increase of the field שָׂדָ֑י sa.Dai H7704 ; And he made him to suck H3243 honey דְבַשׁ֙ de.Vash H1706 out of the rock צֽוּר׃ Tzur H6697 , And oil וְשֶׁ֖מֶן ve.She.men H8081 out of the flinty rock H6697 ; 14 Butter of the herd בָּקָ֜ר ba.Kar H1241 , and milk וַחֲלֵ֣ב va.cha.Lev H2461 of the flock צֹ֗אן Tzon H6629 , With fat H2459 of lambs כָּרִ֜ים ka.Rim H3733 , And rams וְאֵילִ֤ים ve.'ei.Lim H352 of the breed of Bashan בָשָׁן֙ va.Shan H1316 , and goats וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים ve.'a.tu.Dim H6260 , With the finest of the wheat חִטָּ֑ה chi.Tah H2406 ; And of the blood וְדַם־ ve.dam- H1818 of the grape thou drankest wine . 15 But Jeshurun יְשֻׁרוּן֙ ye.shu.Run H3484 waxed fat וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ן vai.yish.Man H8080 , and kicked : Thou art waxed fat שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ sha.Man.ta H8080 , thou art grown thick H5666 , thou art become sleek ; Then he forsook God אֱל֣וֹהַ 'e.Lo.ha H433 who made H6213 him , And lightly esteemed the Rock צ֥וּר tzur H6697 of his salvation יְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃ ye.shu.'a.To H3444 . 16 They moved him to jealousy with strange בְּזָרִ֑ים be.za.Rim H2114 gods; With abominations בְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖ת be.to.'e.Vot H8441 provoked H3707 they him to anger יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃ yakh.'i.Su.hu H3707 . 17 They sacrificed H2076 unto demons לַשֵּׁדִים֙ la.she.Dim H7700 , which were no God אֱלֹהִ֖ים 'E.lo.Him H430 , To gods H430 that they knew H3045 not , To new חֲדָשִׁים֙ cha.da.Shim H2319 gods H430 that came בָּ֔אוּ Ba.'u H935 up of late, Which your fathers H1 dreaded not . 19 And Jehovah saw H7200 it , and abhorred them , Because of the provocation of his sons בָּנָ֖יו ba.Nav H1121 and his daughters וּבְנֹתָֽיו׃ u.ve.no.Tav H1323 . 20 And he said H559 , I will hide אַסְתִּ֤ירָה 'as.Ti.rah H5641 my face פָנַי֙ fa.Nai H6440 from them , I will see אֶרְאֶ֖ה 'er.'Eh H7200 what their end אַחֲרִיתָ֑ם 'a.cha.ri.Tam H319 shall be : For they are a very perverse H8419 generation ד֤וֹר Dor H1755 , Children בָּנִ֖ים ba.Nim H1121 in whom is no faithfulness . 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God אֵ֔ל 'El H410 ; They have provoked H3707 me to anger כִּעֲס֖וּנִי ki.'a.Su.ni H3707 with their vanities בְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑ם be.hav.lei.Hem H1892 : And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people עָ֔ם 'Am H5971 ; I will provoke אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃ 'akh.'i.Sem H3707 them to anger H3707 with a foolish נָבָ֖ל na.Val H5036 nation בְּג֥וֹי be.Goy H1471 . 22 For a fire אֵשׁ֙ 'esh H784 is kindled in mine anger בְאַפִּ֔י ve.'a.Pi H639 , And burneth unto the lowest Sheol שְׁא֣וֹל she.'ol H7585 , And devoureth the earth אֶ֙רֶץ֙ 'e.retz H776 with its increase , And setteth on fire H784 the foundations H4146 of the mountains הָרִֽים׃ ha.Rim H2022 . 23 I will heap evils upon them ; I will spend mine arrows חִצַּ֖י chi.Tzai H2671 upon them : 24 They shall be wasted with hunger H7458 , and devoured with burning heat And bitter destruction וְקֶ֣טֶב ve.Ke.tev H6986 ; And the teeth H8127 of beasts will I send אֲשַׁלַּח־ 'a.sha.lach- H7971 upon them , With the poison of crawling things of the dust עָפָֽר׃ 'a.Far H6083 . 26 I said H559 , I would scatter them afar, I would make the remembrance H2143 of them to cease אַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה 'ash.Bi.tah H7673 from among men ; 27 Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy אוֹיֵב֙ 'o.Yev H341 , Lest פֶּֽן־ pen- H6435 their adversaries should judge amiss, Lest פֶּן־ pen- H6435 they should say יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ yo.me.Ru H559 , Our hand יָדֵ֣ינוּ ya.Dei.nu H3027 is exalted H7311 , And Jehovah hath not done all this . 28 For they are a nation ג֛וֹי Goy H1471 void of counsel עֵצ֖וֹת e.Tzot H6098 , And there is no understanding תְּבוּנָֽה׃ te.vu.Nah H8394 in them . 29 Oh that they were wise חָכְמ֖וּ cha.khe.Mu H2449 , that they understood יָבִ֖ינוּ ya.Vi.nu H995 this , That they would consider H995 their latter H319 end לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃ le.'a.cha.ri.Tam H319 ! 30 How אֵיכָ֞ה 'ei.Khah H349 should one אֶחָד֙ 'e.Chad H259 chase a thousand אֶ֔לֶף 'E.lef H505 , And two וּשְׁנַ֖יִם u.she.Na.yim H8147 put ten רְבָבָ֑ה re.va.Vah H7233 thousand H505 to flight , Except their Rock צוּרָ֣ם tzu.Ram H6697 had sold H4376 them , And Jehovah had delivered הִסְגִּירָֽם׃ his.gi.Ram H5462 them up ? 31 For their rock כְצוּרֵ֖נוּ khe.tzu.Re.nu H6697 is not as our Rock צוּרָ֑ם tzu.Ram H6697 , Even our enemies וְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ ve.'o.ye.Vei.nu H341 themselves being judges . 32 For their vine מִגֶּ֤פֶן mi.Ge.fen H1612 is of the vine גַּפְנָ֔ם gaf.Nam H1612 of Sodom סְדֹם֙ se.Dom H5467 , And of the fields וּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖ת u.mi.shad.Mot H7709 of Gomorrah עֲמֹרָ֑ה 'a.mo.Rah H6017 : Their grapes are grapes of gall , Their clusters אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת 'ash.ke.Lot H811 are bitter מְרֹרֹ֖ת me.ro.Rot H4846 : 33 Their wine יֵינָ֑ם yei.Nam H3196 is the poison וְרֹ֥אשׁ ve.Rosh H7219 of serpents תַּנִּינִ֖ם ta.ni.Nim H8577 , And the cruel אַכְזָֽר׃ 'akh.Zar H393 venom חֲמַ֥ת cha.Mat H2534 of asps. 34 Is not this laid up in store with me , Sealed חָתֻ֖ם cha.Tum H2856 up among my treasures H214 ? 35 Vengeance נָקָם֙ na.Kam H5359 is mine, and recompense, At the time לְעֵ֖ת le.'Et H6256 when their foot רַגְלָ֑ם rag.Lam H7272 shall slide: For the day י֣וֹם Yom H3117 of their calamity H343 is at hand , And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste. 36 For Jehovah will judge יָדִ֤ין ya.Din H1777 his people עַמּ֔וֹ a.Mo H5971 , And repent H5162 himself for his servants עֲבָדָ֖יו 'a.va.Dav H5650 ; When he seeth that their power is gone , And there is none remaining, shut עָצ֥וּר 'a.Tzur H6113 up or left H5800 at large. 37 And he will say וְאָמַ֖ר ve.'a.Mar H559 , Where אֵ֣י 'ei H335 are their gods אֱלֹהֵ֑ימוֹ 'e.lo.Hei.mov H430 , The rock צ֖וּר tzur H6697 in which they took refuge חָסָ֥יוּ cha.Sa.yu H2620 ; 38 Which did eat H398 the fat חֵ֤לֶב Che.lev H2459 of their sacrifices H2077 , And drank יִשְׁתּ֖וּ yish.Tu H8354 the wine יֵ֣ין yein H3196 of their drink-offering? Let them rise H6965 up and help וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם ve.ya'.ze.ru.Khem H5826 you , Let them be יְהִ֥י ye.Hi H1961 your protection. 39 See רְא֣וּ׀ re.'U H7200 now עַתָּ֗ה 'a.Tah H6258 that I , even I , am he , And there is no god אֱלֹהִ֖ים 'E.lo.Him H430 with me : I kill H4191 , and I make alive H2421 ; I wound, and I heal אֶרְפָּ֔א 'er.Pa' H7495 ; And there is none that can deliver H5337 out of my hand מִיָּדִ֖י mi.ya.Di H3027 . 40 For I lift אֶשָּׂ֥א 'e.Sa' H5375 up my hand יָדִ֑י ya.Di H3027 to heaven שָׁמַ֖יִם sha.Ma.yim H8064 , And say וְאָמַ֕רְתִּי ve.'a.Mar.ti H559 , As I live for ever לְעֹלָֽם׃ le.'o.Lam H5769 , 41 If I whet my glittering sword חַרְבִּ֔י char.Bi H2719 , And my hand יָדִ֑י ya.Di H3027 take hold וְתֹאחֵ֥ז ve.to.Chez H270 on judgment בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט be.mish.Pat H4941 ; I will render vengeance נָקָם֙ na.Kam H5359 to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate וְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖י ve.lim.san.'Ai H8130 me . 42 I will make אַשְׁכִּ֤יר 'ash.Kir H7937 mine arrows חִצַּי֙ chi.Tzai H2671 drunk H7937 with blood מִדָּ֔ם mi.Dam H1818 , And my sword וְחַרְבִּ֖י ve.char.Bi H2719 shall devour תֹּאכַ֣ל to.Khal H398 flesh בָּשָׂ֑ר ba.Sar H1320 ; With the blood מִדַּ֤ם mi.Dam H1818 of the slain חָלָל֙ cha.Lal H2491 and the captives וְשִׁבְיָ֔ה ve.shiv.Yah H7633 , From the head מֵרֹ֖אשׁ me.Rosh H7218 of the leaders H7218 of the enemy אוֹיֵֽב׃ 'o.Yev H341 . 43 Rejoice , O ye nations גוֹיִם֙ go.Yim H1471 , with his people עַמּ֔וֹ a.Mo H5971 : For he will avenge יִקּ֑וֹם yi.Kom H5358 the blood דַם־ dam- H1818 of his servants עֲבָדָ֖יו 'a.va.Dav H5650 , And will render vengeance וְנָקָם֙ ve.na.Kam H5359 to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land אַדְמָת֖וֹ 'ad.ma.To H127 , for his people עַמּֽוֹ׃ פ a.Mo H5971 . 44 And Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh H4872 came H935 and spake all the words דִּבְרֵ֥י div.Rei H1697 of this song הַשִּׁירָֽה־ ha.shi.rah- H7892 in the ears בְּאָזְנֵ֣י be.'a.ze.Nei H241 of the people הָעָ֑ם ha.'Am H5971 , he , and Hoshea וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ ve.ho.She.a' H1954 the son בִּן־ bin- H1121 of Nun נֽוּן׃ Nun H5126 . 45 And Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh H4872 made an end H3615 of speaking לְדַבֵּ֛ר le.da.Ber H1696 all these words הַדְּבָרִ֥ים ha.de.va.Rim H1697 to all Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 ; 46 and he said H559 unto them , Set שִׂ֣ימוּ Si.mu H7760 your heart לְבַבְכֶ֔ם le.vav.Khem H3824 unto all the words הַדְּבָרִ֔ים ha.de.va.Rim H1697 which I testify unto you this day הַיּ֑וֹם hai.Yom H3117 , which ye shall command תְּצַוֻּם֙ te.tza.Vum H6680 your children to observe H8104 to do , even all the words דִּבְרֵ֖י div.Rei H1697 of this law הַתּוֹרָ֥ה ha.to.Rah H8451 . 47 For it is no vain thing H1697 for you ; because it is your life , and through this thing H1697 ye shall prolong תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ ta.'a.Ri.khu H748 your days יָמִים֙ ya.Mim H3117 in the land הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה ha.'a.da.Mah H127 , whither ye go over the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן hai.yar.Den H3383 to possess H3423 it . 48 And Jehovah spake unto Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה mo.Sheh H4872 that selfsame day הַיּ֥וֹם hai.Yom H3117 , saying לֵאמֹֽר׃ le.Mor H559 , 49 Get thee up into this mountain H2022 of Abarim הָעֲבָרִ֨ים ha.'a.va.Rim H5682 , unto mount Nebo נְב֗וֹ ne.Vo H5015 , which is in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be.'E.retz H776 of Moab מוֹאָ֔ב mo.'Av H4124 , that is over against Jericho יְרֵח֑וֹ ye.re.Cho H3405 ; and behold the land אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz H776 of Canaan כְּנַ֔עַן ke.Na.'an H3667 , which I give נֹתֵ֛ן no.Ten H5414 unto the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 for a possession לַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃ la.'a.chu.Zah H272 ; 50 and die H4191 in the mount whither thou goest up , and be gathered וְהֵאָסֵ֖ף ve.he.'a.Sef H622 unto thy people H5971 , as Aaron אַהֲרֹ֤ן 'a.ha.Ron H175 thy brother אָחִ֙יךָ֙ 'a.Chi.kha H251 died H4191 in mount Hor בְּהֹ֣ר be.Hor H2023 , and was gathered וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף vai.ye.'A.sef H622 unto his people H5971 : 51 because ye trespassed against me in the midst H8432 of the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 at the waters בְּמֵֽי־ be.mei- H4325 of Meribah of Kadesh קָדֵ֖שׁ ka.Desh H6946 , in the wilderness מִדְבַּר־ mid.bar- H4057 of Zin צִ֑ן Tzin H6790 ; because ye sanctified H6942 me not in the midst H8432 of the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 52 For thou shalt see תִּרְאֶ֣ה tir.'Eh H7200 the land הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 before thee; but thou shalt not go תָב֔וֹא ta.Vo' H935 thither into the land הָאָ֕רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 which I give נֹתֵ֖ן no.Ten H5414 the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . ← Deuteronomy 31 Deuteronomy 33 → Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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