Deuteronomy 32:39

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³⁷ 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!

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.

⁴⁰ For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

⁴¹ when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: See now that I, 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 delivereth out of my hand,
BLB: See now that I—I [am] He—and [there is] no God besides Me; I kill and I give life, I wound and I heal, and from My hand none can deliver.

ÅB: Nå ser dere at det er meg, og at der er ingen Gud foruten meg. Jeg gjør død og gjør levende, jeg sårer, og jeg leger, og det er ingen som redder av min hånd.
OTB: Se nå at jeg, ja, jeg er han, og det er ingen gud ved siden av meg; jeg bringer død og gir liv; jeg sårer og jeg helbreder; og det er ingen som kan befri fra min hånd.
B1930: Nu ser I at det er mig, og at der er ingen Gud foruten mig. Jeg gjør død og gjør levende, jeg sårer, og jeg læger, og det er ingen som redder av min hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
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Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
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Job 5:18
For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
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Isaiah 45:5
I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
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Isaiah 45:22
Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
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Isaiah 43:13
Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
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Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
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Isaiah 45:18
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
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