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Deuteronomy 32:29
29“If they were wise, they would discern this, they would understand their hereafter.
Deuteronomy 32:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
- New International Version (NIV)If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
- English Standard Version (ESV)If they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern their latter end!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
Context of Deuteronomy 32:29
27except I dread the taunt of the enemy, lest their foes might misconstrue— lest they say, ‘Our hand is held high, and Adonai has not done all this.’ 28For they are a nation lacking counsel, among them there is no understanding. “If they were wise, they would discern this, they would understand their hereafter. 30How can one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and Adonai had handed them over? 31Surely their rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies judge.
Read all of Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 32:29 word by word
ל֥וּ חָכְמ֖וּ יַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּ זֹ֑את יָבִ֖ינוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:29
- Deuteronomy 5:29“So you must take care to do as Adonai your God has commanded you—do not turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Psalms 81:13So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, to walk in their own counsels.
- Psalms 107:15Let them praise Adonai for His mercy, and His wonders for the children of men,
- Isaiah 48:18If only you had listened to My commandments! then your peace would be like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
- Hosea 14:9Ephraim: “What more are idols to me? I have responded and observed Him. I will be like a luxuriant cypress tree. From me will be found Your fruit.”
- Luke 19:41As He drew near and saw Jerusalem, He wept over her,
- Isaiah 10:3What will you do in the day of visitation, when desolation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Isaiah 47:7You said, “Forever, I will be the eternal mistress-queen!” You did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.
- Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, the kohanim rule by their own authority, and My people love it this way! But what will you do in the end?”
- Jeremiah 17:11As a partridge that broods over young that she did not lay, so is one who gets wealth, unjustly. In the middle of his days it will abandon him, so at his end he will be a fool.
- Lamentations 1:9Her uncleanness was in her skirts. She did not consider her future. Her demise was astonishing, there was no one to comfort her. “Adonai, see my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!”
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul is being demanded back from you! And what you have prepared, whose will that be?’
- Luke 16:19“Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, living it up in luxury every day.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29That they would consider their latter end! - אחריתם archaritham, properly, their latter times - the glorious days of the Messiah, who, according to the flesh, should spring up among them. Should they carefully consider this subject, and receive the promised Savior, they would consequently act as persons under infinite obligations to God; his strength would be their shield, and then: -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. 29their fate (literally their latter end): God had not made a final decision on Israel's future. This statement expresses what would happen if Israel kept rebelling.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Oh, ... that they would consider their latter end--The terrible judgments, which, in the event of their continued and incorrigible disobedience, would impart so awful a character to the close of their national history.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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