Deuteronomy 32:43
in Deuteronomy 32Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
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ASV
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 make expiation for his land, for his people.
KJV
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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This verse in Deuteronomy 32
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Rejoice, O ye nations, with His people - Some prefer the marginal rendering. In this profound passage, there is shadowed forth the purpose of God to overrule: (1) the unbelief of the Jews to the bringing in of the Gentiles; and (2) the mercy shown to the Gentries to the eventual restoration of the Jews (compare Rom 11:25-36). The Song closes as it began Deu 32:1-3, with an invitation to praise.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Rejoice - He calls upon the nations to rejoice and bless God for his favours, and especially for the last wonderful deliverance which shall be given to the Jews, when they shall be converted to the gospel in the last days; which they have all reason to do, because of that singular advantage which all nations will have at that time and upon that occasion.
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Rejoice, O ye nations - Ye Gentiles, for the casting off of the Jews shall be the means of your ingathering with his people, for they shall not be utterly cast off. (See Rom 15:9, for in this way the apostle applies it). But how shall the Gentiles be called, and the Jews have their iniquity purged? He will be merciful unto his land and to his people, וכפר vechipper, he shall cause an atonement to be made for his land and people; i. e., Jesus Christ, the long promised Messiah, shall be crucified for Jews and Gentiles, and the way to the holiest be made plain by his blood. The people have long been making atonements for themselves, but to none effect, for their atonements were but signs, and not the thing signified, for the body is Christ; now the Lord himself makes an atonement, for the Lamb of God alone taketh away the sin of the world. This is a very proper and encouraging conclusion to the awfully important matter of this poem. Israel shall be long scattered, peeled, and punished, but they shall have mercy in the latter times; they also shall rejoice with the Gentiles, in the common salvation purchased by the blood of the Savior of all mankind.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַרְנִ֤ינוּ | harninu | shout for joy | H7442 → | |
| גוֹיִם֙ | goyim | O nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| דַם־ | dam- | [the] blood of | H1818 → | 360 times |
| עֲבָדָ֖יו | ʾavadav | servants his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| יִקּ֑וֹם | yikom | he will avenge | H5358 → | |
| וְנָקָם֙ | venakam | and vengeance | H5359 → | 17 times |
| יָשִׁ֣יב | yashiv | he will return | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| לְצָרָ֔יו | letzarav | to foes his | H6862 → | 109 times |
| וְכִפֶּ֥ר | vekhiper | and he will make atonement for | H3722 → | 102 times |
| אַדְמָת֖וֹ | ʾadmato | land his | H127 → | 225 times |
| עַמּֽוֹ׃ פ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
הַרְנִ֤ינוּshout for joy
harninuH7442 →
גוֹיִם֙O nations
goyimH1471 →561 times
עַמּ֔וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
דַם־[the] blood of
dam-H1818 →360 times
עֲבָדָ֖יוservants his
ʾavadavH5650 →799 times
יִקּ֑וֹםhe will avenge
yikomH5358 →
וְנָקָם֙and vengeance
venakamH5359 →17 times
יָשִׁ֣יבhe will return
yashivH7725 →1056 times
לְצָרָ֔יוto foes his
letzaravH6862 →109 times
וְכִפֶּ֥רand he will make atonement for
vekhiperH3722 →102 times
אַדְמָת֖וֹland his
ʾadmatoH127 →225 times
עַמּֽוֹ׃ פpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
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
Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 10:30
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
- Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- Deuteronomy 32:35
Through
Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
it leads to
- Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
- Romans 12:19
Through
Revelation 6:10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
it leads to
- Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her…
- Revelation 19:2
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.