Deuteronomy 32:23

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21 ^aThey have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God;
They have moved Me to anger ^bby their foolish idols.
But ^cI will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation;
I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.

22 For ^aa fire is kindled in My anger,
And shall burn to the¹ lowest hell;
It shall consume the earth with her increase,
And set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

23 ‘I will ^aheap disasters on them;
^bI will spend My arrows on them.

24 They shall be wasted with hunger,
Devoured by pestilence and bitter destruction;
I will also send against them the ^ateeth of beasts,
With the poison of serpents of the dust.

25 The sword shall destroy outside;
There shall be terror within
For the young man and virgin,
The nursing child with the man of gray hairs.

26 ^aI would have said, “I will dash them in pieces,
I will make the memory of them to cease from among men,”

27 Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy,
Lest their adversaries should misunderstand,
Lest they should say, ^a“Our hand is high;
And it is not the Lord who has done all this.” ’

28 “For they are a nation void of counsel,
Nor is there any understanding in them.

29 ^aOh, that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their ^blatter end!

30 How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock ^ahad sold them,
And the Lord had surrendered them?

31 For their rock is not like our Rock,
^aEven our enemies themselves being judges.

32 For ^atheir vine is of the vine of Sodom
And of the fields of Gomorrah;
Their grapes are grapes of gall,
Their clusters are bitter.

33 Their wine is ^athe poison of serpents,
And the cruel ^bvenom of cobras.

34 ‘Is this not ^alaid up in store with Me,
Sealed up among My treasures?

35 ^aVengeance is Mine, and recompense;
Their foot shall slip in due time;
^bFor the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things to come hasten upon them.’

36 “For^a the Lord will judge His people
^bAnd have compassion on His servants,
When He sees that their power is gone,
And ^cthere is no one remaining, bond or free.

37 He will say: ^a‘Where are their gods,
The rock in which they sought refuge?

38 Who ate the fat of their sacrifices,
And drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise and help you,
And be your refuge.

39 ‘Now see that ^aI, even I, am He,
And ^bthere is no God besides Me;
^cI kill and I make alive;
I wound and I heal;
Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand.

40 For I raise My hand to heaven,
And say, “As I live forever,

41 ^aIf I¹ whet My glittering sword,
And My hand takes hold on judgment,
I will render vengeance to My enemies,
And repay those who hate Me.

42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood,
And My sword shall devour flesh,
With the blood of the slain and the captives,
From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.” ’

43 “Rejoice,^a O Gentiles, with His people;
For He will ^bavenge the blood of His servants,
And render vengeance to His adversaries;
He ^cwill provide atonement for His land and His people.”

44 So Moses came with¹ Joshua the son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 32:23

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American Standard Version
I will heap evils upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them:

Amplified® Bible
And I will heap evils upon them; I will spend My arrows upon them.

Contemporary English Version
I'll send disaster after disaster to strike you like arrows.

Darby English Version
I will heap mischiefs upon them; Mine arrows will I spend against them.

Good News Bible
" 'I will bring on them endless disasters and use all my arrows against them.

King James Version
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

New American Standard Bible
`I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them.

New International Version
"I will heap calamities upon them
and spend my arrows against them.

New King James Version
‘I will heap disasters on them;
I will spend My arrows on them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them.

Revised Standard Version
"'And I will heap evils upon them; I will spend my arrows upon them;

Young's Literal Translation
I gather upon them evils, Mine arrows I consume upon them.

New English Translation
I will increase their¹ disasters, I will use up my arrows on them.

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