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Deuteronomy 32:8–11

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8“aWhen the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,

When He separated the sons of 1man,

He set the boundaries of the peoples

bAccording to the number of the sons of Israel.

9“aFor the Lord’s portion is His people;

Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.

10“aHe found him in a desert land,

And in the howling waste of a wilderness;

He encircled him, He cared for him,

He guarded him as bthe pupil of His eye.

11“aLike an eagle that stirs up its nest,

That hovers over its young,

bHe spread His wings and caught them,

He carried them on His pinions.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or Adam

Cross references

  1. aActs 17:26
  2. bNum 23:9; Deut 33:28
  3. a1 Sam 10:1; 1 Kin 8:51, 53; Jer 10:16
  4. aDeut 1:19
  5. bPs 17:8; Prov 7:2; Zech 2:8
  6. aEx 19:4; Deut 33:12
  7. bPs 18:10–18

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance,

when he divided mankind,

he fixed the borders of the peoples

according to the number of the sons of God.

But the Lord’s portion is his people,

Jacob his allotted heritage.

“He found him in a desert land,

and in the howling waste of the wilderness;

he encircled him, he cared for him,

he kept him as the apple of his eye.

Like an eagle that stirs up its nest,

that flutters over its young,

spreading out its wings, catching them,

bearing them on its pinions,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,

when he divided all mankind,

he set up boundaries for the peoples

according to the number of the sons of Israel.

For the Lord’s portion is his people,

Jacob his allotted inheritance.

In a desert land he found him,

in a barren and howling waste.

He shielded him and cared for him;

he guarded him as the apple of his eye,

like an eagle that stirs up its nest

and hovers over its young,

that spreads its wings to catch them

and carries them aloft.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance

and divided the human race,

he set the boundaries of the peoples

according to the number of the people of Israel.

But the Lord’s portion is his people,

Jacob, his own inheritance.

He found him in a desolate land,

in a barren, howling wilderness;

he surrounded him, cared for him,

and protected him as the pupil of his eye.

He watches over his nest like an eagle

and hovers over his young;

he spreads his wings, catches him,

and carries him on his feathers.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the Most High assigned lands to the nations,

when he divided up the human race,

he established the boundaries of the peoples

according to the number in his heavenly court.

“For the people of Israel belong to the Lord;

Jacob is his special possession.

He found them in a desert land,

in an empty, howling wasteland.

He surrounded them and watched over them;

he guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.

Like an eagle that rouses her chicks

and hovers over her young,

so he spread his wings to take them up

and carried them safely on his pinions.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When the Most High apportioned the nations,

at his dividing up of the sons of humankind,

he fixed the boundaries of the peoples,

according to the number of the sons of God.

For Yahweh’s portion was his people,

Jacob the share of his inheritance.

He found him in a desert land,

and in a howling, desert wasteland;

he encircled him, he cared for him,

he protected him like the apple of his eye.

As an eagle stirs up its nest,

hovers over its young,

spreads out its wings, takes them,

carries them on its pinions,

KJV 1900King James Version

When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance,

When he separated the sons of Adam,

He set the bounds of the people

According to the number of the children of Israel.

For the Lord’s portion is his people;

Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

He found him in a desert land,

And in the waste howling wilderness;

He led him about, he instructed him,

He kept him as the apple of his eye.

As an eagle stirreth up her nest,

Fluttereth over her young,

Spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them,

Beareth them on her wings: