Deuteronomy 32:2

Deuteronomy 32:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
• New International Version (NIV)Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass.

Context of Deuteronomy 32:2

1Pay attention, heavens, and I will speak; listen, earth, to the words from my mouth. Let my teaching fall like rain and my word settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass and showers on tender plants. 3For I will proclaim the Lord’s name. Declare the greatness of our God! 4The Rock — his work is perfect; all his ways are just. A faithful God, without bias, he is righteous and true.

Deuteronomy 32:2 word by word

יַעֲרֹ֤ף כַּמָּטָר֙ לִקְחִ֔י תִּזַּ֥ל כַּטַּ֖ל אִמְרָתִ֑י כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם עֲלֵי־דֶ֔שֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים עֲלֵי־עֵֽשֶׂב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My doctrineלֶ֫קַחleqach · teachingH3948
• shall dropעָרַף‛âraph · to dropH6201
• as the rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• my speechאִמְרָה'imrâh 'emrâh · wordH565
• shall distilנָזַלnâzal · to flowH5140
• as the dewטַלţal · dewH2919
• as the small rainשְׂעִירִיםώâ‛îyr · rainH8164
• upon the tender herbדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877
• and as the showersרְבִיבִיםrâbîyb · showerH7241
• upon the grassעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:2

• 2 Samuel 23:4is like the morning light when the sun rises on a cloudless morning, the glisten of rain on sprouting grass.”
• Job 29:22After a word from me they did not speak again; my speech settled on them like dew.
• Psalms 72:6May the king be like rain that falls on the cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
• Isaiah 55:10For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return there without saturating the earth and making it germinate and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
• Hosea 6:4What am I going to do with you, Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist and like the early dew that vanishes.
• Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
• Hebrews 6:7For the ground that drinks the rain that often falls on it and that produces vegetation useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God.
• Micah 5:7Then the remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or linger for mankind.
• Zechariah 10:1Ask the Lord for rain in the season of spring rain. The Lord makes the rain clouds, and he will give them showers of rain and crops in the field for everyone.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2My doctrine - לקחי likchi, from לקח lakach, to take, carry away; to attract or gain over the heart by eloquence or persuasive speech. Hence the Septuagint translate the word , an apophthegm, a sententious and weighty saying, for the regulation of the moral conduct such, properly, are the sayings in this inimitable ode. Shall drop as the rain - It shall come drop by drop as the shower, beginning slowly and distinctly, but increasing more and more till the…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2like rain … like dew: This comparison shows how gentle and life-giving the teaching of Moses should be. Rain and dew softly water the ground and help plants grow. In the same way, the words of Moses should refresh God’s people. His teaching should help obedience grow in their hearts.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. My doctrine shall drop, &c.--The language may justly be taken as uttered in the form of a wish or prayer, and the comparison of wholesome instruction to the pure, gentle, and insinuating influence of rain or dew, is frequently made by the sacred writers (Is 5:6; 55:10, 11).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