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Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 32

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Chapter 32 of Deuteronomy—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak;
    ¶ And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
  2. ¶ My doctrine shall drop as the rain;
    ¶ My speech shall distil as the dew,
    ¶ As the small rain upon the tender grass,
    ¶ And as the showers upon the herb.
  3. ¶ For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah:
    ¶ Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
  4. ¶ The Rock, his work is perfect;
    ¶ For all his ways are justice:
    ¶ A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,
    ¶ Just and right is he.
  5. ¶ They have [a]dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, [b]it is their blemish;
    They are a perverse and crooked generation.
  6. ¶ Do ye thus requite Jehovah,
    ¶ O foolish people and unwise?
    ¶ Is not he thy father that hath [c]bought thee?
    ¶ He hath made thee, and established thee.
  7. ¶ Remember the days of old,
    ¶ Consider the years of many generations:
    ¶ Ask thy father, and he will show thee;
    ¶ Thine elders, and they will tell thee.
  8. ¶ When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance,
    ¶ When he separated the children of men,
    ¶ He set the bounds of the peoples
    ¶ According to the number of the children of Israel.
  9. ¶ For Jehovah’s portion is his people;
    ¶ Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
  10. ¶ He found him in a desert land,
    ¶ And in the waste howling wilderness;
    ¶ He compassed him about, he cared for him,
    ¶ He kept him as the apple of his eye.
  11. ¶ As an eagle that stirreth up her nest,
    ¶ That fluttereth over her young,
    [d]He spread abroad his wings, he took them,
    ¶ He bare them on his pinions.
  12. ¶ Jehovah alone did lead him,
    ¶ And there was no foreign god with him.
  13. ¶ He made him ride on the high places of the earth,
    ¶ And he did eat the increase of the field;
    ¶ And he made him to suck honey out of the rock,
    ¶ And oil out of the flinty rock;
  14. ¶ Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock,
    ¶ With fat of lambs,
    ¶ And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats,
    ¶ With the [e]finest of the wheat;
    ¶ And of the blood of the grape thou drankest wine.
  15. ¶ But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked:
    ¶ Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek;
    ¶ Then he forsook God who made him,
    ¶ And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
  16. ¶ They moved him to jealousy with strange gods;
    ¶ With abominations provoked they him to anger.
  17. ¶ They sacrificed unto demons, which were no God,
    ¶ To gods that they knew not,
    ¶ To new gods that came up of late,
    ¶ Which your fathers dreaded not.
  18. ¶ Of the Rock that [f]begat thee thou art unmindful,
    ¶ And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.
  19. ¶ And Jehovah saw it, and abhorred them,
    ¶ Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
  20. ¶ And he said, I will hide my face from them,
    ¶ I will see what their end shall be:
    ¶ For they are a very perverse generation,
    ¶ Children in whom is no faithfulness.
  21. ¶ They 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 that are not a people;
    ¶ I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
  22. ¶ For a fire is kindled in mine anger,
    ¶ And burneth unto the lowest Sheol,
    ¶ And devoureth the earth with its increase,
    ¶ And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.
  23. ¶ I will heap evils upon them;
    ¶ I will spend mine arrows upon them:
  24. They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with [g]1burning heat
    ¶ And bitter destruction;
    ¶ And the teeth of beasts will I send upon them,
    ¶ With the poison of crawling things of the dust.
  25. ¶ Without shall the sword bereave,
    ¶ And in the chambers terror;
    It shall destroy both young man and virgin,
    ¶ The suckling with the man of gray hairs.
  26. ¶ I said, I would scatter them afar,
    ¶ I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men;
  27. ¶ Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy,
    ¶ Lest their adversaries should judge amiss,
    ¶ Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted,
    ¶ And Jehovah hath not done all this.
  28. ¶ For they are a nation void of counsel,
    ¶ And there is no understanding in them.
  29. ¶ Oh 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 Jehovah had delivered 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 serpents,
    ¶ And the cruel venom of asps.
  34. ¶ Is not this laid up in store with me,
    ¶ Sealed up [h]among my treasures?
  35. ¶ Vengeance is mine, and recompense,
    ¶ At the time when their foot shall slide:
    ¶ For the day of their calamity is at hand,
    ¶ And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.
  36. ¶ For Jehovah will judge his people,
    ¶ And repent himself for his servants;
    ¶ When he seeth that their power is gone,
    ¶ And there is none remaining, shut up or left at large.
  37. ¶ And he will say, Where are their gods,
    ¶ The rock in which they took refuge;
  38. ¶ Which did eat 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 I, even I, am he,
    ¶ And there is no god with me:
    ¶ I kill, and I make alive;
    ¶ I wound, and I heal;
    ¶ And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
  40. ¶ For I lift up my hand to heaven,
    ¶ And say, As I live for ever,
  41. ¶ If I whet [i]my glittering sword,
    ¶ And my hand take hold on judgment;
    ¶ I will render vengeance to mine adversaries,
    ¶ And will recompense them that hate me.
  42. ¶ I will make mine arrows drunk with blood,
    ¶ And my sword shall devour flesh;
    ¶ With the blood of the slain and the captives,
    [j]From [k]the head of the leaders of the enemy.
  43. [l]Rejoice, O [m]ye nations, with his people:
    ¶ For he will avenge the blood of his servants,
    ¶ And will render vengeance to his adversaries,
    ¶ And will make expiation for his land, for his people.
  44. ¶ And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
  45. And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel;
  46. and he said unto them, Set your heart unto all the words which I testify unto you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, even all the words of this law.
  47. For it is no 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 the Jordan to possess it.
  48. ¶ And Jehovah spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,
  49. Get thee up into this mountain of 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;
  50. and die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:
  51. because ye trespassed against me in the midst of the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
  52. For thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither into the land which I give the children of Israel.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, corrupted themselves, they etc.
  2. ^ Or, but a blot upon them
  3. ^ Or, possessed. Or, gotten
  4. ^ Or, Spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her pinions.
  5. ^ Hebrew fat of kidneys of wheat.
  6. ^ Or, bare
  7. ^ Hebrew burning coals. See Hab. 3:5.
  8. ^ Or, in my treasuries
  9. ^ Hebrew the lightning of my sword.
  10. ^ Or, From the beginning of revenges upon the enemy
  11. ^ Or, the hairy head of the enemy
  12. ^ Or, Praise his people, ye nations
  13. ^ Or, ye nations, his people

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Hab 3:5

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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