Deuteronomy 32:38

Deuteronomy 32:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.
• New International Version (NIV)the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up to help you! Let them give you shelter!
• English Standard Version (ESV)who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you; let them be your protection!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise and help you, And be your refuge.

Context of Deuteronomy 32:38

36For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. 37And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, Which ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. 39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

Deuteronomy 32:38 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֨ר חֵ֤לֶב זְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙ יֹאכֵ֔לוּ יִשְׁתּ֖וּ יֵ֣ין נְסִיכָ֑ם יָק֙וּמוּ֙ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם יְהִ֥י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם סִתְרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• offeringsנָסִיךְnesîyk · libationH5257
• upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• protectionסִתְרָהsêther sithrâh · shelterH5643

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:38

• Leviticus 21:21No man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
• Psalms 50:13Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
• Ezekiel 16:18And hast taken thy embroidered garments, and didst cover them: and thou hast set my oil and my incense before them.
• Hosea 2:8For she did not know that I gave her grain, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
• Zephaniah 2:11The LORD will be terrible to them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
• Judges 10:14Go and cry to the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:38

• 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. 38ate the fat … drank the wine: Many religions that believed in more than one god thought that the gods were nourished by the sacrifices people offered. For a time, Israel also followed this false idea. Later, the Lord taught them the truth and restored them to himself (32:36).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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 32:38

• Death
• Fat
• Idolatry
• Instruction
• Judgments
• Psalms

In the dictionaries

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

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