Deuteronomy 33:26 BSB

Deuteronomy 33:26

“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens for thy help, And in his excellency on the skies.

KJV

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun - We have already seen the literal meaning of Jeshurun, Deu 32:15; but besides its literal meaning, it seems to be used as an expression of particular affection: hence Calmet understands it as a diminutive of the word Israel. We know that τεκνοι, sons, in the mouth of St. John, signifies much less than τεκνια, which, properly translated, would be beloved children, a term which at once shows the helplessness of the offspring, and the tender affection of the parent.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun--The chapter concludes with a congratulatory address to Israel on their peculiar happiness and privilege in having Jehovah for their God and protector. who rideth upon the heaven in thy help--an evident allusion to the pillar of cloud and fire, which was both the guide and shelter of Israel.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֵ֥ין	'ein	there not	H369 →
כָּאֵ֖ל	ka.'El	[is] like <the> God	H410 →
יְשֻׁר֑וּן	ye.shu.Run	O Jeshurun	H3484 →
רֹכֵ֤ב	ro.Khev	[who] rides	H7392 →
שָׁמַ֙יִם֙	sha.Ma.yim	heaven	H8064 →
בְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָ	ve.'ez.Re.kha	for help your	H5828 →
וּבְגַאֲוָת֖וֹ	u.ve.ga.'a.va.To	and in majesty his	H1346 →
שְׁחָקִֽים׃	she.cha.Kim	clouds	H7834 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 15:11
Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
leads to
- 1 Kings 8:23
  and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with…
- Psalms 89:5–8
  The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.
- 1 Samuel 2:2
  There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- 2 Samuel 7:22
  How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
- Revelation 4:8
  And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty,…
Through
Jeremiah 10:6
There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
leads to
- Exodus 15:11
  Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Psalms 96:4
  For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 48:1
  Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

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