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 . Read all of Deuteronomy 32 ← Deuteronomy 31 Deuteronomy 33 → Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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