Deuteronomy 32:30

Deuteronomy 32:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
• New International Version (NIV)How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?
• English Standard Version (ESV)How could one have chased a thousand, and two have put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had given them up?
• New Living Translation (NLT)How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?

Context of Deuteronomy 32:30

28“For they are a nation void of counsel, Nor is there any understanding in them. 29Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end! How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had surrendered them? 31For their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges. 32For their vine is of the vine of Sodom And of the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter.

Deuteronomy 32:30 word by word

אֵיכָ֞ה יִרְדֹּ֤ף אֶחָד֙ אֶ֔לֶף וּשְׁנַ֖יִם יָנִ֣יסוּ רְבָבָ֑ה אִם־לֹא֙ כִּי־צוּרָ֣ם מְכָרָ֔ם וַֽיהוָ֖ה הִסְגִּירָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How should oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• chaseרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• put tenרְבָבָהrebâbâh · myriadH7233
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• to flightנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• exceptלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• their Rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• had soldמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• themכִּיkîy · forH3588
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had shut them upסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:30

• Leviticus 26:8Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.
• Joshua 23:10One man of you shall chase a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, as He promised you.
• Judges 7:22When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man’s sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Acacia, toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
• 1 Samuel 14:15And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling.
• 2 Chronicles 24:24For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; but the Lord delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
• Isaiah 30:17One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, At the threat of five you shall flee, Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain And as a banner on a hill.
• Judges 2:14And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
• Judges 3:8Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.
• Psalms 44:12You sell Your people for next to nothing, And are not enriched by selling them.
• Isaiah 50:1Thus says the Lord: “Where is the certificate of your mother’s divorce, Whom I have put away? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? For your iniquities you have sold yourselves, And for your transgressions your mother has been put away.
• Isaiah 52:3For thus says the Lord: “You have sold yourselves for nothing, And you shall be redeemed without money.”
• Matthew 18:25But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.
• Job 11:10“If He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment, Then who can hinder Him?
• Job 16:11God has delivered me to the ungodly, And turned me over to the hands of the wicked.
• Psalms 31:8And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a wide place.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30How should one chase a thousand - If therefore they had not forgotten their Rock, God their author and defense, it could not possibly have come to pass that a thousand of them should flee before one of their enemies.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. 30How could one man pursue a thousand: When God allows his people to face destruction, they can be defeated even against great odds. their Rock: This metaphor is used ironically. The very one who should be Israel’s source of strength will leave them because of their own sin and unfaithfulness (see 32:4).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