Deuteronomy 32:40
What does Deuteronomy 32:40 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 32:40 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,
KJV
King James Version · 1611For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live--to the age!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live for ever.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!
Context
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.
v.40This passage
v.41If I whet my glittering sword, And my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hebrews 6:17
Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
- Numbers 14:28
Say unto them, As I live, saith Jehovah, surely as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
- Exodus 6:8
And I will bring you in unto the land which I sware to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am Jehovah.
- Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,
- Revelation 10:5
And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven,
- Jeremiah 4:2
and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
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