Deuteronomy 32:37
35 Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
36 For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
38 which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!
39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
- KJV
- And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
- WEB
- He will say, “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
- ASV
- And he will say, Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge;
- DARBY
- And he shall say, Where are their gods, Their rock in whom they trusted,
- BLB
- And He will say, “Where [are] their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
- ÅB
- Og han skal si: Hvor er deres guder - klippen som de satte sin lit til -
- OTB
- Da vil han si om dem, ‘Hvor er deres guder, deres klippe som de søkte tilflukt i,
- B1930
- Og han skal si: Hvor er deres guder - klippen som de satte sin lit til -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 2:28
But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.
Read in contextJudges 10:14
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”
Read in context2 Kings 3:13
Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
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