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Deuteronomy 32:1
1“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak! Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Deuteronomy 32:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)Listen, you heavens, and I will speak; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Context of Deuteronomy 32:1
“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak! Let the earth hear the words of my mouth. 2May my teaching trickle like rain, my speech distill like dew— like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants. 3For I will proclaim Adonai’s Name, ascribe greatness to our God!
Read all of Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 32:1 word by word
הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע הָאָ֖רֶץ אִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:1
- Deuteronomy 4:26I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that you will certainly be carried off quickly from the land you are crossing over the Jordan to possess. You will not prolong your days on it, for you will certainly be destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 30:19“I call the heavens and the earth to witness about you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live,
- Deuteronomy 31:28Gather to me all the elders of your tribes and your officials, so that I may speak these words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
- Psalms 49:1For the music director: a psalm of the sons of Korah.
- Isaiah 1:2Listen! Heavens, and hear, earth, for Adonai has spoken: “Sons I have raised and brought up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Jeremiah 2:12Be appalled at this, O heavens! Be utterly horrified and dumbfounded.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
- Jeremiah 6:19Hear, O earth! See, I will bring disaster on this people —fruit of their schemes— for they did not listen to My words and rejected My Torah.
- Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of Adonai!
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1On the inimitable excellence of this ode much has been written by commentators, critics, and poets - and it is allowed by the best judges to contain a specimen of almost every species of excellence in composition. It is so thoroughly poetic that even the dull Jews themselves found they could not write it in the prose form; and hence it is distinguished as poetry in every Hebrew Bible by being written in its own hemistichs or short half lines, which is 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
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The song of Moses. (1-2) The character of God, The character of Israel. (3-6) The great things God had done for Israel. (7-14) The wickedness of Israel. (19-25) The judgments which would come upon them for their sins. (15-18) Deserved vengeance withheld. (26-38) God's deliverance for his people. (39-43) The exhortation with which the song was delivered. (44-47) Moses to go up mount Nebo to die. (48-52) Verses 1-2 Moses begins with a solemn appeal to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Give ear, O heavens … hear, O earth: Moses called on the witnesses of the covenant to observe Israel's confession and commitment, as well as its expected disobedience and disloyalty (see 30:19).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
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