Deuteronomy 32
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Deuteronomy 32:16-43

161They madeH7065 Him jealousH7065 with strangeH2114 gods; 2With abominationsH8441 they provokedH3707 Him toH3707 angerH3707.173They sacrificedH2076 to demonsH7700, who were not GodH433, 4To godsH430 whom they have not knownH3045, 5NewH2319 gods who cameH935 latelyH4480H7138, Whom your fathersH1 did not knowH8175.18You forgotH5382 6the RockH6697 who fatheredH3205 you, 7And forgotH7911 the GodH410 who gaveH2342 you birthH2342.

19“8The LordH3068 sawH7200 this, and spurnedH5006 them 9BecauseH4480 of the provocationH3708 by His sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323.20Then He saidH559, ‘I will hideH5641 My faceH6440 from them, 10I will seeH7200 whatH4100 their endH319 will be; 11For they are a perverseH8419 generationH1755, 12SonsH1121 in whom there is noH3808 faithfulnessH529.2113They have madeH7065 Me jealousH7065 with what is not GodH410; They have provokedH3707 Me toH3707 angerH3707 with their 1415idolsH1892. 16So I will makeH7065 them jealousH7065 with those who are not a peopleH5971; I will provokeH3707 them toH3707 angerH3707 with a foolishH5036 nationH1471,2217For a fireH784 has flaredH6919 in My angerH639, And it burnsH3344 to the lowestH8482 partH8482 of 18SheolH7585, 19And devoursH398 the earthH776 with its yieldH2981, And setsH3857 onH3857 fireH3857 the foundationsH4144 of the mountainsH2022.

23‘20I will addH3254 misfortunesH7463 to them; 21I will useH3615 upH3615 My arrowsH2671 on them.2422They will be wastedH4198 by famineH7458, and emaciatedH3898 by 23plagueH7565 24And a bitterH4815 epidemicH6986; 25And the teethH8127 of beastsH929 I will sendH7971 against them, 26With the venomH2534 of crawlingH2119 thingsH2119 of the dustH6083.2527OutsideH4480H2351 the swordH2719 will makeH7921 them childlessH7921, And insideH4480H2315, terrorH367-- 28BothH1571 youngH970 manH970 and virginH1330, The nursingH3243 childH3243 with the manH376 of grayH7872 hairH7872.26I would have saidH559, “29I will wipeH6284 them outH6284, 30I will removeH7673 the mentionH2143 of 31their name from humanityH582,”27Had I not fearedH1481 the provocationH3708 by the enemyH340, That their adversariesH6862 would misjudgeH5235, That they would sayH559, “32Our handH3027 isH7311 33triumphantH7311, And the LordH3068 has not performedH6466 allH3605 thisH2088.”’

28“34For they are a nationH1471 35destituteH6 of counselH6098, And thereH369 isH369 noH369 understandingH8394 in them.2936IfH3863 onlyH3863 they wereH2449 wiseH2449 and they understoodH7919 thisH2088; 37If only they would discernH995 their 38futureH319!3039HowH351 could oneH259 chaseH7291 a thousandH505, And twoH8147 putH5127 tenH7233 thousandH7233 toH5127 flightH5127, UnlessH518H3808H3588 their 40RockH6697 had soldH4376 them, And the LordH3068 had givenH5462 them upH5462?31IndeedH3588, their rockH6697 is not like our RockH6697; 41Even our enemiesH340 42themselves judgeH6414 this.32For their vineH1612 is from the vineH1612 of SodomH5467, And from the fieldsH7709 of GomorrahH6017; Their grapesH6025 are grapesH6025 of 43poisonH7219, Their clustersH811, bitterH4846.33Their wineH3196 is the venomH2534 of 44serpentsH8577, And the 45deadlyH393 poisonH7219 of vipersH6620.

34‘46Is it not storedH3647 upH3647 with Me, SealedH2856 upH2856 in My treasuriesH214?3547VengeanceH5359 is Mine, and retributionH8005; 48In due timeH6256 their footH7272 will slipH4131. 49For the dayH3117 of their disasterH343 is nearH7138, And the impendingH6264 thingsH6264 are hurryingH2363 to them.’3650For the LordH3068 will vindicateH1777 His peopleH5971, 51And will haveH5162 compassionH5162 on His servantsH5650, WhenH3588 He seesH7200 that their 52strengthH3027 isH235 goneH235, And thereH657 isH657 noneH657 remaining, bondH6113 or freeH5800.37And He will sayH559, ‘53WhereH335 are their godsH430, The rockH6697 in which they tookH2620 refugeH2620?3854Those whoH834 ateH398 the fatH2459 of their sacrificesH2077, And drankH8354 the wineH3196 of their drinkH5257 offeringH5257? 55Let them riseH6965 upH6965 and helpH5826 you, Let them be your protectionH5643!3956SeeH7200 nowH6258 that I, I am He, 57And thereH369 isH369 noH369 godH430 besidesH5973 Me; 58It is I who putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191 and giveH2421 lifeH2421. 59I have woundedH4272 and it is I who healH7495, 60And thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 who can saveH5337 anyone from My handH3027.40IndeedH3588, 61I raiseH5375 My handH3027 to heavenH8064, And sayH559, as I liveH2416 foreverH5769,4162IfH518 I have sharpenedH8150 63My flashingH1300 swordH2719, And My handH3027 has takenH270 holdH270 of justiceH4941, 64I will returnH7725 vengeanceH5359 on My adversariesH6862, And I will repayH7999 those who hateH8130 Me.4265I will makeH7937 My arrowsH2671 drunkH7937 with bloodH1818, 66And My swordH2719 will devourH398 fleshH1320, With the bloodH1818 of the slainH2491 and the captivesH7633, From the long-hairedH6546 67leadersH7218 of the enemyH340.’4368RejoiceH7442, you nationsH1471, with His peopleH5971; 69For He will avengeH5358 the bloodH1818 of His servantsH5650, 70And will returnH7725 vengeanceH5359 on His adversariesH6862, 71And will atoneH3722 for His landH127 and His peopleH5971.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 32:16 Ps 78:58 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 32:16 Ps 106:29 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 32:17 Lev 17:7; 1 Cor 10:20 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 32:17 Deut 28:64 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 32:17 Judg 5:8 ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 32:18 Deut 32:4 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 32:18 Ps 106:21 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 32:19 Lev 26:30; Ps 106:40 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 32:19 Jer 44:21-23 ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 32:20 Deut 31:29 ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 32:20 Deut 32:5 ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 32:20 Deut 9:23 ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 32:21 Deut 32:16; 1 Cor 10:22 ↩
  14. 14. Deuteronomy 32:21 Lit nonexistent things ↩
  15. 15. Deuteronomy 32:21 Deut 32:17; 1 Kin 16:13, 26 ↩
  16. 16. Deuteronomy 32:21 Rom 10:19 ↩
  17. 17. Deuteronomy 32:22 Num 16:33-35; Ps 18:7, 8; Lam 4:11 ↩
  18. 18. Deuteronomy 32:22 I.e., the netherworld ↩
  19. 19. Deuteronomy 32:22 Lev 26:20 ↩
  20. 20. Deuteronomy 32:23 Deut 29:21 ↩
  21. 21. Deuteronomy 32:23 Ps 18:14; 45:5 ↩
  22. 22. Deuteronomy 32:24 Deut 28:22, 48 ↩
  23. 23. Deuteronomy 32:24 Lit burning heat ↩
  24. 24. Deuteronomy 32:24 Ps 91:6 ↩
  25. 25. Deuteronomy 32:24 Lev 26:22 ↩
  26. 26. Deuteronomy 32:24 Amos 5:18, 19 ↩
  27. 27. Deuteronomy 32:25 Lam 1:20; Ezek 7:15 ↩
  28. 28. Deuteronomy 32:25 2 Chr 36:17; Lam 2:21 ↩
  29. 29. Deuteronomy 32:26 Deut 4:27; 28:64 ↩
  30. 30. Deuteronomy 32:26 Deut 9:14 ↩
  31. 31. Deuteronomy 32:26 Lit them ↩
  32. 32. Deuteronomy 32:27 Num 15:30 ↩
  33. 33. Deuteronomy 32:27 Lit high ↩
  34. 34. Deuteronomy 32:28 Deut 32:6 ↩
  35. 35. Deuteronomy 32:28 Lit perishing of ↩
  36. 36. Deuteronomy 32:29 Deut 5:29 ↩
  37. 37. Deuteronomy 32:29 Deut 31:29 ↩
  38. 38. Deuteronomy 32:29 Or latter end ↩
  39. 39. Deuteronomy 32:30 Lev 26:7, 8 ↩
  40. 40. Deuteronomy 32:30 Deut 32:4; Ps 44:12 ↩
  41. 41. Deuteronomy 32:31 Ex 14:25 ↩
  42. 42. Deuteronomy 32:31 Lit are judges ↩
  43. 43. Deuteronomy 32:32 Deut 29:18 ↩
  44. 44. Deuteronomy 32:33 Lit dragons ↩
  45. 45. Deuteronomy 32:33 Lit cruel ↩
  46. 46. Deuteronomy 32:34 Job 14:17; Jer 44:21 ↩
  47. 47. Deuteronomy 32:35 Ps 94:1; Rom 12:19; Heb 10:30 ↩
  48. 48. Deuteronomy 32:35 Jer 23:12 ↩
  49. 49. Deuteronomy 32:35 Ezek 7:5-10 ↩
  50. 50. Deuteronomy 32:36 Ps 135:14; Heb 10:30 ↩
  51. 51. Deuteronomy 32:36 Lev 26:43-45; Deut 30:1-3 ↩
  52. 52. Deuteronomy 32:36 Lit hand ↩
  53. 53. Deuteronomy 32:37 Judg 10:14; Jer 2:28 ↩
  54. 54. Deuteronomy 32:38 Num 25:1, 2 ↩
  55. 55. Deuteronomy 32:38 Jer 11:12 ↩
  56. 56. Deuteronomy 32:39 Is 41:4; 43:10 ↩
  57. 57. Deuteronomy 32:39 Deut 32:12; Is 45:5 ↩
  58. 58. Deuteronomy 32:39 1 Sam 2:6; Ps 68:20 ↩
  59. 59. Deuteronomy 32:39 Ps 51:8 ↩
  60. 60. Deuteronomy 32:39 Ps 50:22 ↩
  61. 61. Deuteronomy 32:40 Ezek 20:5, 6; 21:4, 5 ↩
  62. 62. Deuteronomy 32:41 Is 34:6-8 ↩
  63. 63. Deuteronomy 32:41 Lit the lightning of My sword ↩
  64. 64. Deuteronomy 32:41 Jer 50:28-32 ↩
  65. 65. Deuteronomy 32:42 Deut 32:23 ↩
  66. 66. Deuteronomy 32:42 Jer 12:12; 46:10, 14 ↩
  67. 67. Deuteronomy 32:42 Lit head ↩
  68. 68. Deuteronomy 32:43 Rom 15:10 ↩
  69. 69. Deuteronomy 32:43 2 Kin 9:7; Rev 6:10; 19:2 ↩
  70. 70. Deuteronomy 32:43 Is 1:24, 25 ↩
  71. 71. Deuteronomy 32:43 Ps 65:3; 79:9; 85:1 ↩

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