Deuteronomy 32:39-43
English Standard Version
39 “‘See now that (A)I, even I, am he,
and there is no god beside me;
(B)I kill and I make alive;
(C)I wound and I heal;
and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
40 For (D)I lift up my hand to heaven
and swear, As I live forever,
41 if I (E)sharpen my flashing sword[a]
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 (F)my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the (G)long-haired heads of the enemy.’
43 (H)“Rejoice with him, O heavens;[b]
bow down to him, all gods,[c]
for he (I)avenges the blood of his children[d]
and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him[e]
and cleanses[f] his people's land.”[g]
Footnotes
- 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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