Deuteronomy 32:38

What does Deuteronomy 32:38 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 32:38 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, Anddrank the wine of their drink-offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your protection.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, Anddrank the wine of their drink-offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your protection.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Who took the fat of their offerings, and the wine of their drink offering? Let them now come to your help, let them be your salvation.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Which the fat of their sacrifices do eat, They drink the wine of their libation! Let them arise and help you, Let it be for you a hiding-place!

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Of whose victims they ate the fat, and drank the wine of their drink offerings: let them arise and help you, and protect you in your distress.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, [And] drank the wine of their drink-offering? Let them rise up and help you, That there may be a protection over you.

Context

v.37And he will say, Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge;

v.38This passage

v.39See 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 16:18

    and thou tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them, and didst set mine oil and mine incense before them.

  • Psalms 50:13

    Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?

  • Zephaniah 2:11

    Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations.

  • Hosea 2:8

    For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.

  • Leviticus 21:21

    no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

  • Judges 10:14

    Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.

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