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D EU T ERO N O MY 3 3
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“The Lord says, ‘Am I not storing up
these things,
sealing them away in my treasury?
I will take revenge; I will pay them back.
In due time their feet will slip.
Their day of disaster will arrive,
and their destiny will overtake them.’
— promises —
from God
“The eternal God is your
refuge, and his everlasting
arms are under you.”
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“Indeed, the Lord will give justice to
his people,
and he will change his mind about*
his servants,
when he sees their strength is gone
and no one is left, slave or free.
Then he will ask, ‘Where are their gods,
the rocks they fled to for refuge?
Where now are those gods,
who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their offerings?
Let those gods arise and help you!
Let them provide you with shelter!
Look now; I myself am he!
There is no other god but me!
I am the one who kills and gives life;
I am the one who wounds and heals;
no one can be rescued from my
powerful hand!
Now I raise my hand to heaven
and declare, “As surely as I live,
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.”
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44 So Moses came with Joshua* son of Nun
and recited all the words of this song to the
people.
45 When Moses had finished reciting all these
words to the people of Israel, 46 he added: “Take
to heart all the words of warning I have given
you today. Pass them on as a command to your
children so they will obey every word of these
instructions. 47 These instructions are not empty
words—they are your life! By obeying them you
will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy
when you cross the Jordan River.”
Moses’ Death Foretold
48 That same day the Lord said to Moses, 49 “Go
to Moab, to the mountains east of the river,*
and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from
Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan,
the land I am giving to the people of Israel as
their own special possession. 50 Then you will
die there on the mountain. You will join your
ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on
Mount Hor and joined his ancestors. 51 For both
of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the
waters of Meribah at Kadesh* in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my
holiness to the people of Israel there. 52 So you
will see the land from a distance, but you may
not enter the land I am giving to the people
of Israel.”
Moses Blesses the People
This is the blessing that Moses, the man
of God, gave to the people of Israel before his death:
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“The Lord came from Mount Sinai
and dawned upon us* from Mount Seir;
he shone forth from Mount Paran
and came from Meribah-kadesh
with flaming fire at his right hand.*
Indeed, he loves his people;*
all his holy ones are in his hands.
They follow in his steps
and accept his teaching.
Moses gave us the Lord’s instruction,
the special possession of the people
of Israel.*
The Lord became king in Israel*—
32:36 Or will take revenge for. 32:43a As in Dead Sea Scrolls
and Greek version; Masoretic Text lacks the first two lines.
Compare Heb 1:6. 32:43b As in Greek version; Hebrew
text lacks this sentence. Compare Rom 15:10. 32:43c As in
Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version; Masoretic Text reads his
servants. 32:43d As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version;
Masoretic Text lacks this line. 32:44 Hebrew Hoshea, a
variant name for Joshua. 32:49 Hebrew the mountains of
Abarim. 32:51 Hebrew waters of Meribath-kadesh. 33:2a As
in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads upon them.
33:2b Or came from myriads of holy ones, from the south, from
his mountain slopes. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
33:3 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads Indeed, lover of the
peoples. 33:4 Hebrew of Jacob. The names “Jacob” and
“Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament,
referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes
to the nation. 33:5 Hebrew in Jeshurun, a term of endearment
for Israel.