Deuteronomy 32:36-43
English Standard Version
36 For (A)the Lord will vindicate[a] his people
(B)and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
and there is none remaining, (C)bond or free.
37 Then he will say, (D)‘Where are their gods,
(E)the rock in which they took refuge,
38 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!
39 “‘See now that (F)I, even I, am he,
and there is no god beside me;
(G)I kill and I make alive;
(H)I wound and I heal;
and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
40 For (I)I lift up my hand to heaven
and swear, As I live forever,
41 if I (J)sharpen my flashing sword[b]
and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and will repay those who hate me.
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and (K)my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the (L)long-haired heads of the enemy.’
43 (M)“Rejoice with him, O heavens;[c]
bow down to him, all gods,[d]
for he (N)avenges the blood of his children[e]
and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him[f]
and cleanses[g] his people's land.”[h]
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:36 Septuagint judge
- Deuteronomy 32:41 Hebrew the lightning of my sword
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Or atones for
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people
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