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Deuteronomy 32:26-38
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Deuteronomy 32:26-38
New International Version
26 I said I would scatter(A) them
and erase their name from human memory,(B)
27 but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy,
lest the adversary misunderstand(C)
and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed;
the Lord has not done all this.’”(D)
28 They are a nation without sense,
there is no discernment(E) in them.
29 If only they were wise and would understand this(F)
and discern what their end will be!(G)
30 How could one man chase a thousand,
or two put ten thousand to flight,(H)
unless their Rock had sold them,(I)
unless the Lord had given them up?(J)
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,(K)
as even our enemies concede.(L)
32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom(M)
and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are filled with poison,(N)
and their clusters with bitterness.(O)
33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
the deadly poison of cobras.(P)
34 “Have I not kept this in reserve
and sealed it in my vaults?(Q)
35 It is mine to avenge;(R) I will repay.(S)
In due time their foot will slip;(T)
their day of disaster is near
and their doom rushes upon them.(U)”
36 The Lord will vindicate his people(V)
and relent(W) concerning his servants(X)
when he sees their strength is gone
and no one is left, slave(Y) or free.[a]
37 He will say: “Now where are their gods,
the rock they took refuge in,(Z)
38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their drink offerings?(AA)
Let them rise up to help you!
Let them give you shelter!
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader
Deuteronomy 32:26-38
King James Version
Deuteronomy 32:26-38
King James Version
26 I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this.
28 For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
34 Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
35 To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
36 For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
37 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
38 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.
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Deuteronomy 32:26-38
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 32:26-38
New King James Version
26 (A)I would have said, “I will dash them in pieces,
I will make the memory of them to cease from among men,”
27 Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy,
Lest their adversaries should misunderstand,
Lest they should say, (B)“Our hand is high;
And it is not the Lord who has done all this.” ’
28 “For they are a nation void of counsel,
Nor is there any understanding in them.
29 (C)Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their (D)latter end!
30 How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock (E)had sold them,
And the Lord had surrendered them?
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,
(F)Even our enemies themselves being judges.
32 For (G)their vine is of the vine of Sodom
And of the fields of Gomorrah;
Their grapes are grapes of gall,
Their clusters are bitter.
33 Their wine is (H)the poison of serpents,
And the cruel (I)venom of cobras.
34 ‘Is this not (J)laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up among My treasures?
35 (K)Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;
Their foot shall slip in due time;
(L)For the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things to come hasten upon them.’
36 “For(M) the Lord will judge His people
(N)And have compassion on His servants,
When He sees that their power is gone,
And (O)there is no one remaining, bond or free.
37 He will say: (P)‘Where are their gods,
The rock in which they sought refuge?
38 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.
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