Deuteronomy 32:34
in Deuteronomy 32“Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Is not this laid up in store with me, Sealed up among my treasures?
KJV
Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
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This verse in Deuteronomy 32
Commentary
2 notes on this verseSealed up among my treasures? - Deeds or engagements by which persons were bound at a specified time to fulfill certain conditions, were sealed and laid up in places of safety; so here God’s justice is pledged to avenge the quarrel of his broken covenant on the disobedient Jews, but the time and manner were sealed in his treasures, and known only to himself. Hence it is said: -
This site's exposition
Is not this laid up in store with me
on Deuteronomy 32:34-35
Romans 12:19 and Hebrews 10:30 both quote verse 35, and both read vengeance is mine, I will repay, which follows the Hebrew more closely than the Septuagint does at this point. Paul uses it to forbid private revenge and Hebrews uses it to warn a church, so one line does two different pieces of work in the New Testament. Jonathan Edwards took the clause their foot shall slide in due time as the text of his 1741 sermon at Enfield, which is how most English readers have met the verse since.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הֲלֹא־ | halo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| ה֖וּא | hu' | [is] that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| כָּמֻ֣ס | kamus | stored up | H3647 → | |
| עִמָּדִ֑י | ʾimadi | with me | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| חָתֻ֖ם | chatum | sealed up | H2856 → | |
| בְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃ | beotzrotai | in storehouses my | H214 → |
הֲלֹא־¿ not
halo'-H3808 →5168 times
ה֖וּא[is] that
hu'H1931 →1879 times
כָּמֻ֣סstored up
kamusH3647 →
עִמָּדִ֑יwith me
ʾimadiH5973 →1050 times
חָתֻ֖םsealed up
chatumH2856 →
בְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃in storehouses my
beotzrotaiH214 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
it leads to
- James 5:7
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13
his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Romans 2:16
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
- James 5:7
Through
Job 14:17My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
it leads to
- Hosea 13:12
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hosea 13:12
Through
Romans 2:5But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
Through
Jeremiah 2:22Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
it leads to
- Job 14:17
My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 14:17
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.