Deuteronomy 32:37
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.
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.
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: neither is there any that can deliver out of 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 thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
Read in contextJudges 10:14
Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
Read in context2 Kings 3:13
And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
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