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Deuteronomy 33:27
27He is the God who lives for ever. He is the safe place where you can hide. His strong arms are always there, to hold you safely. He will chase away your enemies as you attack them. He says to you, “Destroy them!”
Deuteronomy 33:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
- New International Version (NIV)The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, ‘Destroy them!’
- English Standard Version (ESV)The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, 'Destroy.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, ‘Destroy!’
Context of Deuteronomy 33:27
25They will use iron and bronze to make the gates of their towns strong. May they be strong for as long as they live. 26Israelites, there is no god like your God. He rides across the sky to help you. He travels with great authority on the clouds. He is the God who lives for ever. He is the safe place where you can hide. His strong arms are always there, to hold you safely. He will chase away your enemies as you attack them. He says to you, “Destroy them!” 28So Israel's people can now live safely. Jacob's descendants have a safe place to live. They have a land that will give them grain and wine. Rain falls from the sky to make the ground wet. 29Israelites, how happy you are! There is no other nation like you. The Lord himself has rescued you. He is the one who keeps you safe, like a soldier's shield. He is like a sword that you use to win against your enemies. Your enemies will fall down with fear in front of you. You will walk all over them.’
Read all of Deuteronomy 33Deuteronomy 33:27 word by word
מְעֹנָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵי קֶ֔דֶם וּמִתַּ֖חַת זְרֹעֹ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ מִפָּנֶ֛יךָ אוֹיֵ֖ב וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The eternalקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- refugeמְעֹנָהme‛ônâh me‛ônâh · habitationH4585
- the everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- armsזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
- and he shall thrust outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
- the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- thee; and shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:27
- 1 Samuel 15:29The great God who rules over Israel always does what he says he will do. He does not change his mind. People may change their minds, but he does not!’
- Psalms 90:1Lord, from long ago, you have always been a safe home for us.
- Psalms 102:24So I pray, ‘My God, please do not let me die now, in the middle of my life. The years of your life continue for ever!
- Isaiah 9:6Yes, your people are happy! A child has been born for us. We now have a son with the authority to rule. His names will be: Wonderful Advisor, Mighty God, Father for Ever, Ruler who brings Peace.
- Isaiah 25:4You Lord have been a safe place for poor people. When helpless people were in trouble, you have kept them safe. You were a place for them to hide from the storm. You gave them shade from the heat. Yes, cruel people attack them like a storm that hits against a wall.
- Isaiah 57:15The Mighty God is far higher than all others. He rules from above and he lives for ever. His name is holy. He says, ‘I live in a high and holy place. But I am also with anyone who is humble and who is sorry when he does wrong things. I will comfort people who are like that, and I will give them hope.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only true God. He is the God who is alive. He is the King who rules for ever. When he is angry, the earth shakes. None of the nations can stop his anger.
- Micah 5:2But God tells us this: ‘Bethlehem Ephrathah is only a little town, among all the many towns in Judah,’ God says. ‘But I will choose someone who is born there. He will rule Israel for me. Long, long ago, I prepared for him to come.’
- 1 Timothy 1:17Praise God, the King who rules for ever! He can never die. He lives where we cannot see him. He is the only God. So praise him and say how great he is! That is true always and for ever! Amen! This is true.
- Hebrews 9:14But the blood of Christ's sacrifice will do much more than that! Christ offered himself to God, in the power of his Spirit, who lives for ever. That sacrifice was completely good. There was no wrong thing in Christ. He offered his own blood to make us completely clean inside ourselves. We no longer have to do things that lead to death. Instead, we can serve the God who lives for ever.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord keeps me safe. He is my great rock and my strong place. God is my high rock. I run to him to hide and be safe. He keeps me safe like a soldier's shield. He is the strong place where I can hide safely.
- Psalms 27:5When danger is near, the Lord will keep me safe. He will take care of me in his home. He will put me in a safe place, on the top of a high rock.
- Psalms 36:7God, your faithful love has great value! You keep all humans safe, like birds protect their babies under their wings.
- Psalms 46:1God is a strong place for us, where he will keep us safe. He will always help us when troubles come.
- Psalms 48:3God is there in its strong places and he keeps the city safe.
- Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The eternal God - קדם אלהי elohey kedem, the former God; He who was of old. Not like the gods which were lately come up. He who ever was and ever will be; and He who was, is, and will be unchangeably holy, wise, just, and merciful. See the note on Genesis 21:33. Everlasting arms - As the arm is the emblem of power, and of power in a state of exertion, the words here state that an unlimited and unconquerable power shall be eternally exerted in the defense…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Thy refuge - Rather, “dwellingplace.” Compare Psalm 90:1; Psalm 91:9.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-29Verses 26-29 None had such a God as Israel. There is no people like the Israel of God. What is here said of the church of Israel is to be applied to the spiritual church. Never were people so well seated and sheltered. Those who make God their habitation, shall have all the comforts and benefits of a habitation in him, Psa 91:1. Never were people so well supported and borne up. How low soever the people of God are at any time brought, everlasting arms are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27God's everlasting arms represent his eternal nature. This means God has always existed and always will. They also represent his power and care. God's power would remove the Canaanites from the promised land, allowing Israel to enter and settle there.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2926-29. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun--The chapter concludes with a congratulatory address to Israel on their peculiar happiness and privilege in having Jehovah for their God and protector. who rideth upon the heaven in thy help--an evident allusion to the pillar of cloud and fire, which was both the guide and shelter of Israel.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33
- 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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