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Deuteronomy 32:41–43

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41aIf I sharpen My 1flashing sword,

And My hand takes hold on justice,

bI will render vengeance on My adversaries,

And I will repay those who hate Me.

42‘aI will make My arrows drunk with blood,

bAnd My sword will devour flesh,

With the blood of the slain and the captives,

From the long-haired 1leaders of the enemy.’

43“aRejoice, O nations, with His people;

bFor He will avenge the blood of His servants,

cAnd will render vengeance on His adversaries,

dAnd will atone for His land and His people.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or lightning
  2. 1Lit head

Cross references

  1. aIs 34:6–8
  2. bJer 50:28–32
  3. aDeut 32:23
  4. bJer 12:12; 46:10, 14
  5. aRom 15:10
  6. b2 Kin 9:7; Rev 6:10; 19:2
  7. cIs 1:24, 25
  8. dPs 65:3; 79:9; 85:1

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

if I sharpen my flashing sword

and my hand takes hold on judgment,

I will take vengeance on my adversaries

and will repay those who hate me.

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 long-haired heads of the enemy.’

“Rejoice with him, O heavens;

bow down to him, all gods,

for he avenges the blood of his children

and takes vengeance on his adversaries.

He repays those who hate him

and cleanses his people’s land.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

when I sharpen my flashing sword

and my hand grasps it in judgment,

I will take vengeance on my adversaries

and repay those who hate me.

I will make my arrows drunk with blood,

while my sword devours flesh:

the blood of the slain and the captives,

the heads of the enemy leaders.”

Rejoice, you nations, with his people,

for he will avenge the blood of his servants;

he will take vengeance on his enemies

and make atonement for his land and people.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

when I sharpen my flashing sword,

and my hand takes hold of judgment,

I will take vengeance on my adversaries

and repay those who hate me.

I will make my arrows drunk with blood

while my sword devours flesh—

the blood of the slain and the captives,

the heads of the enemy leaders.”

Rejoice, you nations, concerning his people,

for he will avenge the blood of his servants.

He will take vengeance on his adversaries;

he will purify his land and his people.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

when I sharpen my flashing sword

and begin to carry out justice,

I will take revenge on my enemies

and repay those who reject me.

I will make my arrows drunk with blood,

and my sword will devour flesh—

the blood of the slaughtered and the captives,

and the heads of the enemy leaders.” ’

“Rejoice with him, you heavens,

and let all of God’s angels worship him.

Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles,

and let all the angels be strengthened in him.

For he will avenge the blood of his children;

he will take revenge against his enemies.

He will repay those who hate him

and cleanse his people’s land.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When I sharpen my flashing sword,

and my hand takes hold of it in judgment,

I will take reprisals against my foes,

and my haters I will repay.

I will make my arrows drunk with blood,

and my sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain,

and captives from the heads of the leaders of the enemy.’

Call for songs of joy, O nations, concerning his people,

for the blood of his servants he will avenge,

and he will take reprisals against his foes,

and he will make atonement for his land, his people.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

If I whet my glittering sword,

And mine hand take hold on judgment;

I will render vengeance to mine enemies,

And will reward them that hate me.

I will make mine arrows drunk with blood,

And my sword shall devour flesh;

And that with the blood of the slain and of the captives,

From the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.

Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people:

For he will avenge the blood of his servants,

And will render vengeance to his adversaries,

And will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

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