32:1 'Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say!
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 1 , 'Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say!
32:2 My teaching will fall on you like rain; my speech will settle like dew. My words will fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 2 , My teaching will fall on you like rain; my speech will settle like dew. My words will fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants.
32:3 I will proclaim the name of the LORD; how glorious is our God!
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 3 , I will proclaim the name of the LORD; how glorious is our God!
32:4 He is the Rock; his work is perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 4 , He is the Rock; his work is perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!
32:5 'But they have acted corruptly toward him; when they act like that, are they really his children? They are a deceitful and twisted generation.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 5 , 'But they have acted corruptly toward him; when they act like that, are they really his children? They are a deceitful and twisted generation.
32:6 Is this the way you repay the LORD, you foolish and senseless people? Isn't he your Father who created you? Has he not made you and established you?
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 6 , Is this the way you repay the LORD, you foolish and senseless people? Isn't he your Father who created you? Has he not made you and established you?
32:7 Remember the days of long ago; think about the generations past. Ask your father and he will inform you. Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 7 , Remember the days of long ago; think about the generations past. Ask your father and he will inform you. Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.
32:8 When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of angelic beings.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 8 , When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of angelic beings.
32:9 For the people of Israel belong to the LORD; Jacob is his special possession.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 9 , For the people of Israel belong to the LORD; Jacob is his special possession.
32:10 'He found them in a desert land, in an empty, howling wasteland. He surrounded them and watched over them; he guarded them as his most precious possession.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 10 , 'He found them in a desert land, in an empty, howling wasteland. He surrounded them and watched over them; he guarded them as his most precious possession.
32:11 Like an eagle that rouses her chicks and hovers over her young, so he spread his wings to take them in and carried them aloft on his pinions.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 11 , Like an eagle that rouses her chicks and hovers over her young, so he spread his wings to take them in and carried them aloft on his pinions.
32:12 The LORD alone guided them; they lived without any foreign gods.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 12 , The LORD alone guided them; they lived without any foreign gods.
32:13 He made them ride over the highlands; he let them feast on the crops of the fields. He nourished them with honey from the cliffs, with olive oil from the hard rock.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 13 , He made them ride over the highlands; he let them feast on the crops of the fields. He nourished them with honey from the cliffs, with olive oil from the hard rock.
32:14 He fed them curds from the herd and milk from the flock, together with the fat of lambs and goats. He gave them choice rams and goats from Bashan, together with the choicest wheat. You drank the finest wine, made from the juice of grapes.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 14 , He fed them curds from the herd and milk from the flock, together with the fat of lambs and goats. He gave them choice rams and goats from Bashan, together with the choicest wheat. You drank the finest wine, made from the juice of grapes.
32:15 But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 15 , But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.
32:16 They stirred up his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods; they provoked his fury with detestable acts.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 16 , They stirred up his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods; they provoked his fury with detestable acts.
32:17 They offered sacrifices to demons, non-gods, to gods they had not known before, to gods only recently arrived, to gods their ancestors had never feared.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 17 , They offered sacrifices to demons, non-gods, to gods they had not known before, to gods only recently arrived, to gods their ancestors had never feared.
32:18 You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; you forgot the God who had given you birth.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 18 , You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; you forgot the God who had given you birth.
32:19 'The LORD saw this and was filled with loathing. He was provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 19 , 'The LORD saw this and was filled with loathing. He was provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.
32:20 He said, `I will abandon them; I will see to their end! For they are a twisted generation, children without integrity.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 20 , He said, `I will abandon them; I will see to their end! For they are a twisted generation, children without integrity.
32:21 They have roused my jealousy by worshiping non-gods; they have provoked my fury with useless idols. Now I will rouse their jealousy by blessing other nations; I will provoke their fury by blessing the foolish Gentiles.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 21 , They have roused my jealousy by worshiping non-gods; they have provoked my fury with useless idols. Now I will rouse their jealousy by blessing other nations; I will provoke their fury by blessing the foolish Gentiles.
32:22 For my anger blazes forth like fire and burns to the depths of the grave. It devours the earth and all its crops and ignites the foundations of the mountains.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 22 , For my anger blazes forth like fire and burns to the depths of the grave. It devours the earth and all its crops and ignites the foundations of the mountains.
32:23 I will heap disasters upon them and shoot them down with my arrows.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 23 , I will heap disasters upon them and shoot them down with my arrows.
32:24 I will send against them wasting famine, burning fever, and deadly disease. They will be troubled by the fangs of wild beasts, by poisonous snakes that glide in the dust.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 24 , I will send against them wasting famine, burning fever, and deadly disease. They will be troubled by the fangs of wild beasts, by poisonous snakes that glide in the dust.
32:25 Outside, the sword will bring death, and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, both infants and the aged.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 25 , Outside, the sword will bring death, and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, both infants and the aged.
32:26 I decided to scatter them, so even the memory of them would disappear.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 26 , I decided to scatter them, so even the memory of them would disappear.
32:27 But I feared the taunt of the enemy, that their adversaries might misunderstand and say, 'Our power has triumphed! It was not the LORD who did this!' '
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 27 , But I feared the taunt of the enemy, that their adversaries might misunderstand and say, 'Our power has triumphed! It was not the LORD who did this!' '
32:28 'Israel is a nation that lacks sense; the people are foolish, without understanding.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 28 , 'Israel is a nation that lacks sense; the people are foolish, without understanding.
32:29 Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 29 , Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!
32:30 How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 30 , How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
32:31 But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock, as even they recognize.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 31 , But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock, as even they recognize.
32:32 Their vine grows from the vine of Sodom, from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poison, and their clusters are bitter.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 32 , Their vine grows from the vine of Sodom, from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poison, and their clusters are bitter.
32:33 Their wine is the venom of snakes, the deadly poison of vipers.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 33 , Their wine is the venom of snakes, the deadly poison of vipers.
32:34 ' `I am storing up these things, sealing them away within my treasury.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 34 , ' `I am storing up these things, sealing them away within my treasury.
32:35 I will take vengeance; I will repay those who deserve it. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.'
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 35 , I will take vengeance; I will repay those who deserve it. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.'
32:36 'Indeed, the LORD will judge his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 36 , 'Indeed, the LORD will judge his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
32:37 Then he will ask, `Where are their gods, the rocks they fled to for refuge?
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 37 , Then he will ask, `Where are their gods, the rocks they fled to for refuge?
32:38 Where now are those gods, who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their offerings? Let those gods arise and help you! Let them provide you with shelter!
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 38 , Where now are those gods, who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their offerings? Let those gods arise and help you! Let them provide you with shelter!
32:39 Look now; I myself am he! There is no god other than me! I am the one who kills and gives life; I am the one who wounds and heals; no one delivers from my power!
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 39 , Look now; I myself am he! There is no god other than me! I am the one who kills and gives life; I am the one who wounds and heals; no one delivers from my power!
32:40 Now I raise my hand to heaven and declare, 'As surely as I live,
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 40 , Now I raise my hand to heaven and declare, 'As surely as I live,
32:41 when I sharpen my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will bring vengeance on my enemies and repay those who hate me.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 41 , when I sharpen my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will bring vengeance on my enemies and repay those who hate me.
32:42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh-- the blood of the slaughtered and the captives, and the heads of the enemy leaders.' '
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 42 , I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh-- the blood of the slaughtered and the captives, and the heads of the enemy leaders.' '
32:43 'Rejoice with him, O heavens, and let all the angels of God worship him, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his enemies and cleanse his land and his people.'
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 43 , 'Rejoice with him, O heavens, and let all the angels of God worship him, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his enemies and cleanse his land and his people.'
32:44 So Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 44 , So Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people.
32:45 When Moses had finished reciting these words to Israel,
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 45 , When Moses had finished reciting these words to Israel,
32:46 he added: 'Take to heart all the words I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of this law.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 46 , he added: 'Take to heart all the words I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of this law.
32:47 These instructions are not mere words--they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to occupy.'
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 47 , These instructions are not mere words--they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to occupy.'
32:48 That same day the LORD said to Moses,
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 48 , That same day the LORD said to Moses,
32:49 'Go to Moab, to the mountains east of the river, and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the people of Israel as their own possession.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 49 , 'Go to Moab, to the mountains east of the river, and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the people of Israel as their own possession.
32:50 Then you must die there on the mountain and join your ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on Mount Hor and joined his ancestors.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 50 , Then you must die there on the mountain and join your ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on Mount Hor and joined his ancestors.
32:51 For both of you broke faith with me among the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there.
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 51 , For both of you broke faith with me among the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there.
32:52 So you will see the land from a distance, but you may not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.'
The NLT Book of Deuteronomy , Chapter 32 , Verse 52 , So you will see the land from a distance, but you may not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.'
