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Deuteronomy 32:12
12The Lord alone was a guide for his people. He needed no foreign god to help him.
Deuteronomy 32:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord alone led him; no foreign god was with him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the Lord alone guided him, no foreign god was with him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him.
Context of Deuteronomy 32:12
10The Lord found them in a desert place. It was a place where strong winds blew and nobody lived. He took care of them and he kept them safe. He protected them, like someone protects their own eyes. 11The Lord took care of his people, like an eagle takes care of its babies. As an eagle flies with its babies on its back, the Lord helped his people to be safe. The Lord alone was a guide for his people. He needed no foreign god to help him. 13The Lord helped them to travel over the high places in the land. He fed them with food from the fields. He made them strong with honey from the rocks. He gave them olive oil from trees in ground with many stones. 14Their cows and their goats gave them plenty of milk and butter. Their lambs, sheep and goats became fat, so they ate the best meat. They ate the best bread from their wheat. They drank the best wine from their grapes.
Read all of Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 32:12 word by word
יְהוָ֖ה בָּדָ֣ד יַנְחֶ֑נּוּ וְאֵ֥ין עִמּ֖וֹ אֵ֥ל נֵכָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:12
- Deuteronomy 1:31He was also with you in the desert. He helped you when you were weak, as a father carries his son. You saw how he helped you all the way on your journey. He brought you safely here to this place.’
- Nehemiah 9:12During the day, you led your people with a pillar of cloud. At night, you led them with a pillar of fire to give them light. You showed them the way that they should travel.
- Psalms 27:11Lord, please teach me to follow your way. Lead me along a good, safe path, because my enemies are waiting to attack me.
- Psalms 78:14He showed them the way with a cloud in the day and with light from a fire all night.
- Psalms 80:1Shepherd of Israel, listen to us! You lead us, Joseph's family, as your sheep. God, you sit on your throne as king, above the cherubs. Show everyone your bright glory!
- Isaiah 46:4I will continue to take care of you until you are old, until your hair becomes grey. I made you who you are, and I will supply everything that you need. I will carry you, and I will save you.
- Isaiah 63:9When his people suffered, he also had pain. He sent his own angel to go and save them. Because he loved them and he was kind to them, he redeemed them. He lifted them up and he carried them, through all the years long ago.
- Isaiah 43:11I am the Lord, I alone. There is no other saviour, except me.
- Isaiah 44:7Is there anyone like me? If there is, he should say so! He must tell me why he thinks he is so great. Long ago I made my people become a nation. Let him say what he has done since then! Let him tell us what will happen in future years!
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12So the Lord alone did lead him - By his power, and by his only, were they brought out of Egypt, and supported in the wilderness. And there was no strange god - They had help from no other quarter. The Egyptian idols were not able to save their own votaries; but God not only saved his people, but destroyed the Egyptians.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. 7-14Verses 7-14 Moses gives particular instances of God's kindness and concern for them. The eagle's care for her young is a beautiful emblem of Christ's love, who came between Divine justice and our guilty souls, and bare our sins in his own body on the tree. And by the preached gospel, and the influences of the Holy Spirit, He stirs up and prevails upon sinners to leave Satan's bondage. In ver. #(13-14), are emblems of the conquest believers have over their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-47In ancient times, vows from both parties secured a treaty between individuals or nations. Israel's promise was in a song of witness that Moses composed under divine inspiration (31:19–22). Israel probably sang the song during a regular covenant-renewal ceremony (31:21). They invoked upon themselves the covenant's judgments and reminded themselves of its promises.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
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