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

1Listen, heaven, and I will speak. Earth, hear the words from my mouth. Let my teachings come down like raindrops. Let my words drip like dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on green plants. 3I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Give our God the greatness he deserves! 4He is a rock. What he does is perfect. All his ways are fair. He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. He is honorable and reliable.

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 23:4He is like the morning light as the sun rises, like a morning without clouds, like the brightness after a rainstorm. The rain makes the grass grow from the earth.’
• Job 29:22After I had spoken, they wouldn’t speak again. After all, my words fell gently on them.
• Psalms 72:6May he be like rain that falls on ⌞freshly⌟ cut grass, like showers that water the land.
• Isaiah 55:10“Rain and snow come down from the sky. They do not go back again until they water the earth. They make it sprout and grow so that it produces seed for farmers and food for people to eat.
• Hosea 6:4“What should I do with you, Ephraim? What should I do with you, Judah? Your love is like fog in the morning. It disappears as quickly as the morning dew.
• Hosea 14:5I will be like dew to the people of Israel. They will blossom like flowers. They will be firmly rooted like cedars from Lebanon.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, and Apollos watered, but God made it grow.
• Hebrews 6:7God blesses the earth. So rain often falls on it, and it produces useful crops for farmers.
• Micah 5:7Then the few people left from Jacob will be among many people like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass. They do not put their hope in humans or wait for mortals.
• Zechariah 10:1Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime. The Lord makes thunderstorms. He gives everyone rain showers for the plants in the field.

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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 32:2

• Death
• Instruction
• Minister, Christian
• Psalms

In the dictionaries

• Cease
• Crooked
• Drunk
• Esteem
• Faith
• Froward
• Grass
• Kick
• Moses
• Protection

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