New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
Deuteronomy 32
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Let my teaching fall like rain. Let my words come down like dew. Let them be like raindrops on new grass. Let them be like rain on tender plants.
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3
I will make known the name of the Lord. Praise God! How great he is!
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Parallel theme
Psalm 150:2
Ephesians 1:19
John 17:26
References God
Deuteronomy 5:24
Exodus 6:3
Matthew 1:23
References Lord
Jeremiah 10:6
Jeremiah 23:6
Exodus 33:19
1 Chronicles 29:11
4
He is the Rock. His works are perfect. All of his ways are right. He is faithful. He doesn't do anything wrong. He is honest and fair.
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Judgment
Daniel 4:37
Parallel theme
Isaiah 26:4
Matthew 5:48
James 1:17
1 Corinthians 10:4
References God
Psalm 18:2
Righteousness
Psalm 92:15
Genesis 18:25
Jeremiah 9:24
Truth
Psalm 100:5
5
Israel, you have sinned against him very much. It's too bad for you that you aren't his children anymore. You have become a twisted and evil nation.
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6
Is that how you thank the Lord? You aren't wise. You are foolish. Remember, he's your Father. He's your Creator. He made you. He formed you.
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Creation
Isaiah 44:2
Isaiah 43:7
Acts 20:28
Psalm 149:2
Psalm 100:3
Parallel theme
1 John 3:1
Psalm 74:2
References Lord
Isaiah 63:16
Isaiah 64:8
2 Peter 2:1
7
Remember the days of old. Think about what the Lord did through those many years. Ask your father. He will tell you. Ask your elders. They'll explain it to you.
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8
The Most High God gave the nations their lands. He divided up the human race. He set up borders for the nations. He did it based on the number of the sons of Israel.
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Parallel theme
Acts 17:26
Psalm 115:16
Daniel 4:17
Psalm 91:1
Psalm 92:8
Genesis 10:15
Genesis 10:25
9
The Lord's people are his share. Jacob is the nation he has received.
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Parallel theme
1 Kings 8:51
Isaiah 43:21
Psalm 78:71
Ephesians 1:18
References Lord
Jeremiah 10:16
Jeremiah 51:19
1 Kings 8:53
Psalm 135:4
Exodus 15:16
1 Samuel 10:1
10
The Lord found Israel in a desert land. He found them in an empty and windy wasteland. He took care of them and kept them safe. He guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.
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11
He was like an eagle that stirs up its nest. It hovers over its little ones. It spreads out its wings to catch them. It carries them on its feathers.
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13
The Lord made them ride on the highest places in the land. He fed them what grew in the fields. He gave them the sweetest honey. He fed them olive oil from a rocky hillside.
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14
He gave them butter and milk from the herds and flocks. He fed them the fattest lambs and goats. He gave them the best of Bashan's rams. He fed them the finest wheat. They drank the bubbling red juice of grapes.
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15
When Israel grew fat, they became stubborn. When they were filled with food, they became fat and heavy. They left the God who made them. They turned away from the Rock who saved them.
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Creation
Isaiah 44:2
Parallel theme
Hosea 13:6
Deuteronomy 33:5
Acts 28:27
1 Samuel 2:29
Isaiah 1:4
Isaiah 6:10
References God
Deuteronomy 31:20
Deuteronomy 32:4
Salvation
Psalm 89:26
16
They made him jealous by serving strange gods. They made him angry by worshiping statues of gods. He hated those gods.
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17
The people sacrificed to demons, not to God. The demons were gods they hadn't known anything about. Those gods were new to them. Their people long ago didn't worship them.
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18
But then they deserted the Rock. He was their Father. They forgot the God who created them.
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Parallel theme
Jeremiah 2:32
Deuteronomy 6:12
References God
Isaiah 17:10
Psalm 106:21
Deuteronomy 32:4
Psalm 9:17
Deuteronomy 8:19
Deuteronomy 8:14
Deuteronomy 8:11
Deuteronomy 32:15
19
When the Lord saw that, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters made him angry.
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20
"I will turn my face away from them," he said. "I will see what will happen to them in the end. They are sinful people. They are unfaithful children.
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Parallel theme
Deuteronomy 32:5
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They made me jealous by serving what is not even a god. They made me angry by worshiping worthless statues of gods. I will use people who are not a nation to make them jealous. I will use a nation that has no understanding to make them angry.
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Parallel theme
Romans 10:19
Romans 9:25
Jonah 2:8
Psalm 78:58
Psalm 31:6
References God
1 Kings 16:26
1 Kings 16:13
Jeremiah 14:22
Deuteronomy 32:16
Hosea 1:10
22
My anger has started a fire. It burns down to the kingdom of the dead. It will eat up the earth and its crops. It will set the base of the mountains on fire.
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24
I will send them hunger. It will make them weak. I will send terrible sickness. I will send deadly plagues. I will send wild animals that will tear them apart. Snakes that glide through the dust will bite them.
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25
In the streets their children will be killed with swords. Their homes will be filled with terror. Young men and women will die. Babies and old people will die.
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26
I said I would scatter them. I said I would wipe them from human memory.
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Parallel theme
Deuteronomy 28:64
27
But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say, 'We're the ones who've beaten them! The Lord isn't the one who did it.' "
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References Lord
Psalm 140:8
28
Israel is a nation that doesn't have any sense. They can't understand anything.
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Parallel theme
Jeremiah 4:22
Isaiah 27:11
Job 28:28
Proverbs 1:7
Hosea 4:6
Deuteronomy 32:6
Psalm 81:12
29
I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what's coming. They'd realize what would happen to them in the end.
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Parallel theme
Psalm 81:13
Deuteronomy 5:29
Psalm 107:43
Luke 12:20
Hosea 14:9
Isaiah 47:7
Isaiah 10:3
30
How could one person chase a thousand? How could two make ten thousand run away? It couldn't happen unless their Rock had deserted them. It couldn't take place unless the Lord had given them up.
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Light
Leviticus 26:8
Parallel theme
Isaiah 30:17
Psalm 44:12
Psalm 31:8
References Lord
Joshua 23:10
32
Their vine comes from the vines of Sodom. It comes from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison. Their bunches of grapes taste bitter.
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34
The Lord says, "I have kept all of those terrible things stored away. I have kept them sealed up in my strongbox.
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35
I punish people. I will pay them back. The time will come when their feet will slip. Their day of trouble is near. Very soon they will be destroyed."
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36
The Lord will judge his people. He'll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He'll see that no one at all is left.
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Judgment
Psalm 135:14
Judges 2:18
Parallel theme
1 Kings 14:10
References Lord
2 Kings 14:26
Repentance
Psalm 106:45
38
Where are the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices? Where are the gods who drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up to help you! Let them keep you safe!
39
"Look! I am the One! There is no other God except me. I put some people to death. I bring others to life. I have wounded, and I will heal. No one can save you from my powerful hand.
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Parallel theme
1 Samuel 2:6
Hosea 6:1
Job 5:18
Isaiah 43:13
Isaiah 46:4
Isaiah 41:4
References God
Isaiah 45:22
Isaiah 45:5
Isaiah 45:18
Psalm 68:20
40
I raise my hand to heaven. Here is the oath I take. You can be sure that I live forever.
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41
And you can be just as sure that I will sharpen my flashing sword. My hand will hold it when I judge. I will get even with my enemies. I will pay back those who hate me.
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42
I will make my arrows drip with blood. My sword will destroy people. It will kill some. It will even kill prisoners. It will cut off the heads of enemy leaders."
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43
You nations, be full of joy. Be joyful together with God's people. The Lord will get even with his enemies. He will pay them back for killing those who serve him. He will wipe away the sin of his land and people.
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Blood
Revelation 19:2
Revelation 6:10
2 Kings 9:7
Parallel theme
Romans 12:19
Psalm 85:1
Job 13:24
Deuteronomy 32:35
Luke 19:27
44
I spoke all of the words of that song to the people. Joshua, the son of Nun, was with me.
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45
I finished speaking all of those words to all of the people of Israel.
46
Then I said to the people, "Think carefully about all of the words I have announced to you today. I want you to command your children to be careful to obey all of the words of this law.
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47
They aren't just useless words for you. They are your very life. If you obey them, you will live in the land for a long time. It's the land you are going across the Jordan River to take as your own."
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48
On that same day the Lord spoke to me. He said,
49
"Go up into the Abarim Mountains. Go to Mount Nebo in Moab. It is across from Jericho. From there look out over Canaan. It is the land I am giving the people of Israel to take as their own.
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📍 Mount Nebo
References Israel
Numbers 27:12
50
"You will die there on the mountain you have climbed. You will join the members of your family who have already died. In the same way, your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor. He joined the members of his family who had already died.
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51
"You and Aaron disobeyed me in front of the Israelites. It happened at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Desert of Zin. You did not honor me among the Israelites as the holy God.
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📍 Meribah-kadesh
Holy
Leviticus 10:3
Parallel theme
Numbers 27:14
Isaiah 8:13
1 Peter 4:17
References Israel
Numbers 20:24
52
So you will see the land. But you will see it only from far away. You will not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel."
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Parallel theme
Hebrews 11:39
Hebrews 11:13
Deuteronomy 3:27
Deuteronomy 1:37
References Israel
Deuteronomy 32:49
Numbers 27:12
Summary of Deuteronomy 32
Deuteronomy 32 contains the song that Moses taught to Israel at the end of his life. God commanded Moses to teach the people because the song would bear witness over them. It speaks of God’s faithfulness, the unfaithfulness of the people, judgment, and hope.
Moses calls heaven and earth to witness what he is about to say. They should listen to him because his words address Israel, who has been unfaithful to God. Moses compares his words to rain and dew that make plants grow. The people would flourish if they listened to him and obeyed.
Moses praises God and calls Him a Rock, saying his works are righteous. Moses calls Israel corrupt because they have been unfaithful to God. Their unfaithfulness makes God angry with them, and He will judge them.
Moses reminds Israel that they were God’s treasure and that God cared for them. He brought them out of Egypt when they were weak, helped and guided them, and made them prosper. God cared for them like a father cares for his child.
The song describes God’s care for Israel. God took care of them like an eagle that carries its young and teaches them. He brought Israel to a land of plenty, where they had everything they needed. Israel became prosperous and forgot its God and became corrupt.
The song shows that Israel’s unfaithfulness to God has provoked Him to anger. God will hide His face from Israel and let them be punished by their enemies. Their enemies would attack them and rob them of their goods, and they would starve to death.
The song contains very strong words against Israel for their corrupt behavior. God will punish them because they have rebelled against Him. Their enemies will conquer them because God will allow it, and they will suffer.
The song shows that God will punish Israel for rebelling against Him. Israel would believe that their gods had power and could protect them, but they would find out that they could not save them from God’s punishment. God is warning Israel that her enemies will not be able to save them when God punishes them.
The song shows that God has compassion on Israel and will not destroy them completely despite their sins. God will pity them when He sees that they are weak, and their enemies have defeated them. God will remind Himself of Israel and their enemies. Their sins will bring them to destruction, but He will pity them.
The song shows that God is questioning the gods of the nations. He will ask them to deliver Israel from His wrath if they have power. But they will not be able to save them from punishment because God gives them power. Therefore, they will not be able to save Israel from His punishment.
Moses says that there is no god apart from Him. God alone can kill and give life and cause pain and heal. No one can deliver Israel from His hand, so they must turn to Him. Moses warns Israel that they must not turn to other gods to help them when He punishes them.
The song talks about God punishing Israel’s enemies because they have punished his people without His permission. God will be merciful to Israel and deliver his people from the hands of their enemies. Moses tells the people to consider what he has taught them carefully.
God tells Moses to go up Mount Nebo in Moab and look out over the land of Canaan. Moses will see the land God has promised to Israel, but he will not enter it. The reason for this is that Moses and Aaron disgraced God at the waters of Meribah.
They did not treat Him with honor before the children of Israel. Moses will not be able to take possession of the land of Canaan because of the sin he committed with Aaron when they were in Egypt. Moses dies because of this sin, and his death is also a punishment for his behavior when he struck the rock in anger.
The chapter ends with God telling Moses that he will die on Mount Nebo because of the sin he committed with Aaron. Moses does not die because of his disobedience but because of his anger at the Israelites and his unfaithfulness to God. Moses has finished his task as the leader of Israel. He has taught the people everything God has commanded him to say to them.
Deuteronomy 32 contains many of the same themes as the rest of Deuteronomy. These include God’s faithfulness to his people and the unfaithfulness of the people to Him. The song contains warnings about Israel’s rebellion against God and the problems that it will cause them. But it also shows that God will still have mercy on them and be faithful to them.
The song Moses wrote was intended to be a reminder to the people of Israel of their sins and those of their ancestors. Moses wanted them to remember so that they would not repeat them. It shows that he wanted the people to remember God’s faithfulness to them and that He will always remain faithful to them despite their unfaithfulness to Him. Moses hoped that by remembering this, they would change their ways and not continue in their sins.
Moses calls heaven and earth to witness what he is about to say. They should listen to him because his words address Israel, who has been unfaithful to God. Moses compares his words to rain and dew that make plants grow. The people would flourish if they listened to him and obeyed.
Moses praises God and calls Him a Rock, saying his works are righteous. Moses calls Israel corrupt because they have been unfaithful to God. Their unfaithfulness makes God angry with them, and He will judge them.
Moses reminds Israel that they were God’s treasure and that God cared for them. He brought them out of Egypt when they were weak, helped and guided them, and made them prosper. God cared for them like a father cares for his child.
The song describes God’s care for Israel. God took care of them like an eagle that carries its young and teaches them. He brought Israel to a land of plenty, where they had everything they needed. Israel became prosperous and forgot its God and became corrupt.
The song shows that Israel’s unfaithfulness to God has provoked Him to anger. God will hide His face from Israel and let them be punished by their enemies. Their enemies would attack them and rob them of their goods, and they would starve to death.
The song contains very strong words against Israel for their corrupt behavior. God will punish them because they have rebelled against Him. Their enemies will conquer them because God will allow it, and they will suffer.
The song shows that God will punish Israel for rebelling against Him. Israel would believe that their gods had power and could protect them, but they would find out that they could not save them from God’s punishment. God is warning Israel that her enemies will not be able to save them when God punishes them.
The song shows that God has compassion on Israel and will not destroy them completely despite their sins. God will pity them when He sees that they are weak, and their enemies have defeated them. God will remind Himself of Israel and their enemies. Their sins will bring them to destruction, but He will pity them.
The song shows that God is questioning the gods of the nations. He will ask them to deliver Israel from His wrath if they have power. But they will not be able to save them from punishment because God gives them power. Therefore, they will not be able to save Israel from His punishment.
Moses says that there is no god apart from Him. God alone can kill and give life and cause pain and heal. No one can deliver Israel from His hand, so they must turn to Him. Moses warns Israel that they must not turn to other gods to help them when He punishes them.
The song talks about God punishing Israel’s enemies because they have punished his people without His permission. God will be merciful to Israel and deliver his people from the hands of their enemies. Moses tells the people to consider what he has taught them carefully.
God tells Moses to go up Mount Nebo in Moab and look out over the land of Canaan. Moses will see the land God has promised to Israel, but he will not enter it. The reason for this is that Moses and Aaron disgraced God at the waters of Meribah.
They did not treat Him with honor before the children of Israel. Moses will not be able to take possession of the land of Canaan because of the sin he committed with Aaron when they were in Egypt. Moses dies because of this sin, and his death is also a punishment for his behavior when he struck the rock in anger.
The chapter ends with God telling Moses that he will die on Mount Nebo because of the sin he committed with Aaron. Moses does not die because of his disobedience but because of his anger at the Israelites and his unfaithfulness to God. Moses has finished his task as the leader of Israel. He has taught the people everything God has commanded him to say to them.
Deuteronomy 32 contains many of the same themes as the rest of Deuteronomy. These include God’s faithfulness to his people and the unfaithfulness of the people to Him. The song contains warnings about Israel’s rebellion against God and the problems that it will cause them. But it also shows that God will still have mercy on them and be faithful to them.
The song Moses wrote was intended to be a reminder to the people of Israel of their sins and those of their ancestors. Moses wanted them to remember so that they would not repeat them. It shows that he wanted the people to remember God’s faithfulness to them and that He will always remain faithful to them despite their unfaithfulness to Him. Moses hoped that by remembering this, they would change their ways and not continue in their sins.