Deuteronomy 32

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 32 of 34

1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak. And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain; my speech shall drop down as the dew, as the small rain on the tender plant, and as the showers on the grass;

3 because I will proclaim the name of Jehovah and ascribe greatness to our God.

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Chapter Summary

Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance. 46 He warns them to set their hearts upon it. 48 God sends him up to Mount Nebo, to see the land, and die.

Key Hebrew Words

יִזְבְּח֗וּ slaughter for sacrifice H2076 · TWOT 525
זְבָחֵ֨י sacrifice H2077 · TWOT 525a
נַחֲלָתֽ possession H5159 · TWOT 1342a
יַעֲקֹ֖ב Jacob H3290 · TWOT 1676f
אַפְאֵי cleave in pieces H6284 · TWOT 1725

People & Context

The Song Begins: God the Perfect Rock

Moses calls on heaven and earth to hear, praising God as the perfect, just Rock, and rebuking Israel as a crooked, perverse, and ungrateful generation…

The Song: God's Historic Care in the Wilderness

Moses recalls how God established the nations' boundaries, found Jacob in a howling wilderness, and cared for him like an eagle bearing its young, fee…

The Song: Jeshurun's Rebellion and Idolatry

The song laments that Jeshurun grew fat and kicked, abandoning God the Rock to sacrifice to newly arrived demons and strange gods.

Timeline

The Song Begins: God the Perfect Rock

Moses calls on heaven and earth to hear, praising God as the perfect, just Rock, and rebuking Israel as a crooked, perverse, and ungrateful generation.

Deuteronomy 32:1-6
The Song: God's Historic Care in the Wilderness

Moses recalls how God established the nations' boundaries, found Jacob in a howling wilderness, and cared for him like an eagle bearing its young, feeding him abundantly.

Deuteronomy 32:7-14
The Song: Jeshurun's Rebellion and Idolatry

The song laments that Jeshurun grew fat and kicked, abandoning God the Rock to sacrifice to newly arrived demons and strange gods.

Deuteronomy 32:15-18

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