Deuteronomy 32:31

Deuteronomy 32:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
• New International Version (NIV)For their rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For their rock is not as our Rock; our enemies are by themselves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.

Context of Deuteronomy 32:31

29If they were wise, they would understand. They would know what would happen to them in the end. 30One man can chase away 1,000 of my people! Two men can chase away 10,000 of them! How can that happen? God, their strong Rock, has left them. The Lord has given their enemies power over them. The gods of our enemies are not strong like our Rock. Even our enemies know that their own gods are weak. 32Our enemies are like grapes full of poison. They are like grapes that have grown in the fields of Sodom and Gomorrah. 33The wine from their grapes kills people, like dangerous poison from snakes.

Deuteronomy 32:31 word by word

כִּ֛י לֹ֥א כְצוּרֵ֖נוּ צוּרָ֑ם וְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ פְּלִילִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For their rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• even our enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• judgesפָּלִילpâlîyl · judgeH6414

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:31

• Exodus 14:25He stopped the wheels of their chariots, so that the Egyptians could not drive them properly. So the Egyptians said, ‘Let us run away from the Israelite army! It is the Lord who fights for them against Egypt.’
• Numbers 23:8But I cannot curse these people, because God has not cursed them. I cannot speak against people that the Lord does not speak against.
• 1 Samuel 2:2Nobody else is holy like the Lord. There is no other God except you, our God. You are the only Rock where we can be safe.
• 1 Samuel 4:8This is terrible! Nobody can save us from those powerful gods. Those gods punished the Egyptians with many bad diseases in the desert.
• Ezra 1:3Any of God's people who live among you may now return to Jerusalem. I pray that their God will be with them. They must build a temple there for the Lord, Israel's God. He is the God whose home is in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 6:9Also give to the priests the things that they need each day for their sacrifices to the God of heaven. Give them young bulls, male sheep and lambs to use as burnt offerings. Give them grain, salt, wine and olive oil. Whenever the priests in Jerusalem ask for something, you must be sure to give it to them.
• Ezra 7:20You may need other things to worship your God in his temple. You may take what you need from the royal store rooms.
• Jeremiah 40:3Now he has done that. The Lord has done what he promised to do. He sent this trouble because your people did not obey the Lord. They turned against him.
• Daniel 2:47The king said to Daniel, ‘It is true that your God rules all other gods. He rules over kings and he explains secret things. I know this because you were able to explain this dream to me.’
• Daniel 3:29No other god can save people like their God has done for them. So I make a command for the people of every nation who speak any language. They must never say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. If anyone does that, my soldiers will cut them into pieces. They will knock down those people's houses so that they become heaps of stones.’
• Daniel 6:26I have made a law for every part of my kingdom. All people must respect the God that Daniel serves. They must respect him with fear. He is the God who always lives. He will continue for ever. Nobody will ever destroy his kingdom. He will rule for ever.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31For their rock - The gods and pretended protectors of the Romans. Is not as our Rock - Have neither power nor influence like our God. Our enemies themselves being judges - For they often acknowledged the irresistible power of that God who fought for Israel. See Exodus 14:25; Numbers 23:8-12, Numbers 23:19-21; 1 Samuel 4:8. There is a passage in Virgil, Eclog. iv., ver. 58, very similar to this saying of Moses: - Pan Deus Arcadia mecum si judice certet…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. 31their rock: In this sarcastic comparison, Moses contrasts the pagan gods with the Lord, the God of Israel. The word rock refers to a place of safety and strength. The false gods of the nations were not truly strong or able to save. In comparison, the Lord alone is powerful and faithful. The pagan gods fall far short of him.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