Deuteronomy 32 - Compare Translations
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Deuteronomy 32:1
KJVGive ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
WEBGive ear, you heavens, and I will speak.
YLT`Give ear, O heavens, and I speak; And thou dost hear, O earth, sayings of my mouth!
Deuteronomy 32:2
KJVMy doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
WEBMy doctrine will drop as the rain.
YLTDrop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,
Deuteronomy 32:3
KJVBecause I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
WEBFor I will proclaim Yahweh’s name.
YLTFor the Name of Jehovah I proclaim, Ascribe ye greatness to our God!
Deuteronomy 32:4
KJVHe is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
WEBThe Rock, his work is perfect,
YLTThe Rock! -- perfect [is] His work, For all His ways [are] just; God of stedfastness, and without iniquity: Righteous and upright [is] He.
Deuteronomy 32:5
KJVThey have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
WEBThey have dealt corruptly with him.
YLTIt hath done corruptly to Him; Their blemish is not His sons', A generation perverse and crooked!
Deuteronomy 32:6
KJVDo ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
WEBIs this the way you repay Yahweh,
YLTTo Jehovah do ye act thus, O people foolish and not wise? Is not He thy father -- thy possessor? He made thee, and doth establish thee.
Deuteronomy 32:7
KJVRemember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
WEBRemember the days of old.
YLTRemember days of old -- Understand the years of many generations -- Ask thy father, and he doth tell thee; Thine elders, and they say to thee:
Deuteronomy 32:8
KJVWhen the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
WEBWhen the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance,
YLTIn the Most High causing nations to inherit, In His separating sons of Adam -- He setteth up the borders of the peoples By the number of the sons of Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:9
KJVFor the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
WEBFor Yahweh’s portion is his people.
YLTFor Jehovah's portion [is] His people, Jacob [is] the line of His inheritance.
Deuteronomy 32:10
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Deuteronomy 32:11
KJVAs an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
WEBAs an eagle that stirs up her nest,
YLTAs an eagle waketh up its nest, Over its young ones fluttereth, Spreadeth its wings -- taketh them, Beareth them on its pinions; --
Deuteronomy 32:12
KJVSo the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
WEBYahweh alone led him.
YLTJehovah alone doth lead him, And there is no strange god with him.
Deuteronomy 32:13
KJVHe made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
WEBHe made him ride on the high places of the earth.
YLTHe maketh him ride on high places of earth, And he eateth increase of the fields, And He maketh him suck honey from a rock, And oil out of the flint of a rock;
Deuteronomy 32:14
KJVButter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
WEBbutter from the herd, and milk from the flock,
YLTButter of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, and rams, sons of Bashan, And he-goats, with fat of kidneys of wheat; And of the blood of the grape thou dost drink wine!
Deuteronomy 32:15
KJVBut Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
WEBBut Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked.
YLTAnd Jeshurun waxeth fat, and doth kick: Thou hast been fat -- thou hast been thick, Thou hast been covered. And he leaveth God who made him, And dishonoureth the Rock of his salvation.
Deuteronomy 32:16
KJVThey provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
WEBThey moved him to jealousy with strange gods.
YLTThey make Him zealous with strangers, With abominations they make Him angry.
Deuteronomy 32:17
KJVThey sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
WEBThey sacrificed to demons, not God,
YLTThey sacrifice to demons -- no god! Gods they have not known -- New ones -- from the vicinity they came; Not feared them have your fathers!
Deuteronomy 32:18
KJVOf the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
WEBOf the Rock who became your father, you are unmindful,
YLTThe Rock that begat thee thou forgettest, And neglectest God who formeth thee.
Deuteronomy 32:19
KJVAnd when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
WEBYahweh saw and abhorred,
YLTAnd Jehovah seeth and despiseth -- For the provocation of His sons and His daughters.
Deuteronomy 32:20
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Deuteronomy 32:21
KJVThey have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
WEBThey have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God.
YLTThey have made Me zealous by `no-god,' They made Me angry by their vanities; And I make them zealous by `no-people,' By a foolish nation I make them angry.
Deuteronomy 32:22
KJVFor a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
WEBFor a fire is kindled in my anger,
YLTFor a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, And it burneth unto Sheol -- the lowest, And consumeth earth and its increase, And setteth on fire foundations of mountains.
Deuteronomy 32:23
KJVI will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
WEB“I will heap evils on them.
YLTI gather upon them evils, Mine arrows I consume upon them.
Deuteronomy 32:24
KJVThey shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
WEBThey shall be wasted with hunger,
YLTExhausted by famine, And consumed by heat, and bitter destruction. And the teeth of beasts I send upon them, With poison of fearful things of the dust.
Deuteronomy 32:25
KJVThe sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
WEBOutside the sword will bereave,
YLTWithout bereave doth the sword, And at the inner-chambers -- fear, Both youth and virgin, Suckling with man of grey hair.
Deuteronomy 32:26
KJVI said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
WEBI said that I would scatter them afar.
YLTI have said: I blow them away, I cause their remembrance to cease from man;
Deuteronomy 32:27
KJVWere 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.
WEBwere it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy,
YLTIf not -- the anger of an enemy I fear, Lest their adversaries know -- Lest they say, Our hand is high, And Jehovah hath not wrought all this.
Deuteronomy 32:28
KJVFor they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
WEBFor they are a nation void of counsel.
YLTFor a nation lost to counsels [are] they, And there is no understanding in them.
Deuteronomy 32:29
KJVO that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
WEBOh that they were wise, that they understood this,
YLTIf they were wise -- They deal wisely [with] this; They attend to their latter end:
Deuteronomy 32:30
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Deuteronomy 32:31
KJVFor their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
WEBFor their rock is not as our Rock,
YLTFor not as our Rock [is] their rock, (And our enemies [are] judges!)
Deuteronomy 32:32
KJVFor their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
WEBFor their vine is of the vine of Sodom,
YLTFor of the vine of Sodom their vine [is], And of the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes [are] grapes of gall -- They have bitter clusters;
Deuteronomy 32:33
KJVTheir wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
WEBTheir wine is the poison of serpents,
YLTThe poison of dragons [is] their wine And the fierce venom of asps.
Deuteronomy 32:34
KJVIs not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
WEB“Isn’t this laid up in store with me,
YLTIs it not laid up with Me? Sealed among My treasures?
Deuteronomy 32:35
KJVTo 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.
WEBVengeance is mine, and recompense,
YLTMine [are] vengeance and recompense, At the due time -- doth their foot slide; For near is a day of their calamity, And haste do things prepared for them.
Deuteronomy 32:36
KJVFor 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.
WEBFor Yahweh will judge his people,
YLTFor Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants doth repent Himself. For He seeth -- the going away of power, And none is restrained and left.
Deuteronomy 32:37
KJVAnd he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
WEBHe will say, “Where are their gods,
YLTAnd He hath said, Where [are] their gods -- The rock in which they trusted;
Deuteronomy 32:38
KJVWhich 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.
WEBwhich ate the fat of their sacrifices,
YLTWhich the fat of their sacrifices do eat, They drink the wine of their libation! Let them arise and help you, Let it be for you a hiding-place!
Deuteronomy 32:39
KJVSee now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
WEB“See now that I myself am he.
YLTSee ye, now, that I -- I [am] He, And there is no god with Me: I put to death, and I keep alive; I have smitten, and I heal; And there is not from My hand a deliverer,
Deuteronomy 32:40
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Deuteronomy 32:41
KJVIf I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
WEBif I sharpen my glittering sword,
YLTIf I have sharpened the brightness of My sword, And My hand doth lay hold on judgment, I turn back vengeance to Mine adversaries, And to those hating Me -- I repay!
Deuteronomy 32:42
KJVI will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
WEBI will make my arrows drunk with blood.
YLTI make drunk Mine arrows with blood, And My sword devoureth flesh, From the blood of the pierced and captive, From the head of the freemen of the enemy.
Deuteronomy 32:43
KJVRejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
WEBRejoice, you nations, with his people,
YLTSing ye nations -- [with] his people, For the blood of His servants He avengeth, And vengeance He turneth back on His adversaries, And hath pardoned His land -- His people.'
Deuteronomy 32:44
KJVAnd Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
WEBMoses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Joshua the son of Nun.
YLTAnd Moses cometh and speaketh all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Hoshea son of Nun;
Deuteronomy 32:45
KJVAnd Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:
WEBMoses finished reciting all these words to all Israel.
YLTand Moses finisheth to speak all these words unto all Israel,
Deuteronomy 32:46
KJVAnd he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
WEBHe said to them, “Set your heart to all the words which I testify to you today, which you shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
YLTand saith unto them, `Set your heart to all the words which I am testifying against you to-day, that ye command your sons to observe to do all the words of this law,
Deuteronomy 32:47
KJVFor it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
WEBFor it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing you shall prolong your days in the land, where you go over the Jordan to possess it.”
YLTfor it [is] not a vain thing for you, for it [is] your life, and by this thing ye prolong days on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'
Deuteronomy 32:48
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,
WEBYahweh spoke to Moses that same day, saying,
YLTAnd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in this self-same day, saying,
Deuteronomy 32:49
KJVGet thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:
WEB“Go up into this mountain of Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is across from Jericho; and see the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel for a possession.
YLT`Go up unto this mount Abarim, mount Nebo, which [is] in the land of Moab, which [is] on the front of Jericho, and see the land of Canaan which I am giving to the sons of Israel for a possession;
Deuteronomy 32:50
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Deuteronomy 32:51
KJVBecause ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
WEBbecause you trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because you didn’t uphold my holiness among the children of Israel.
YLT`Because ye trespassed against me in the midst of the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribath-Kadesh, the wilderness of Zin -- because ye sanctified Me not in the midst of the sons of Israel;
Deuteronomy 32:52
KJVYet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.
WEBFor you shall see the land from a distance; but you shall not go there into the land which I give the children of Israel.”
YLTbut over-against thou seest the land, and thither thou dost not go in, unto the land which I am giving to the sons of Israel.'
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