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There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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! <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Standard Version</a> “‘See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a> See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can save anyone from My hand. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded, and it is I who heal; And there is no one who can deliver from My hand. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded, and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and I who give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from [the power of] My hand. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> See now that I alone am he; there is no God but me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal. No one can rescue anyone from my power. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> See now that I alone am He; there is no God but Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal. No one can rescue anyone from My hand. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't you understand? I am the only God; there are no others. I am the one who takes life and gives it again. I punished you with suffering. But now I will heal you, and nothing can stop me! <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I have wounded, and I heal: And there is none that can deliver out of my hand. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> See, I am the only God. There are no others. I kill, and I make alive. I wound, and I heal, and no one can rescue you from my power. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> "'I, and I alone, am God; no other god is real. I kill and I give life, I wound and I heal, and no one can oppose what I do. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Look now! I AM, and there is no other god besides me. I myself cause death and I sustain life; I wound severely and I also heal; from my power no one can deliver. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a> "See now that I, indeed I, am he!" says the LORD, "and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god besides me. I kill, and I make alive. I wound, and I heal; and there is no one who can deliver out of my hand. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> See now that I, even I am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a> “See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> See, now, that I [am] He, "" And there is no god besides Me; I put to death and I keep alive; I have struck and I heal; And there is not a deliverer from My hand, <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> See ye, now, that I -- I am He, And there is no god with Me: I put to death, and I keep alive; I have smitten, and I heal; And there is not from My hand a deliverer, <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> See ye now, that I, I am he, And no God with me: I will kill, and I will preserve alive; I struck through and through, and I will heal; And none takes away out of my hand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> See ye that I alone am, and there is no other God besides me: I will kill and I will make to live: I will strike, and I will heal, and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> See that I am alone, and there is no other god beside me. I will kill, and I will cause to live. I will strike, and I will heal. And there is no one who is able to rescue from my hand. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a> See now that I, I alone, am he, and there is no god besides me. It is I who bring both death and life, I who inflict wounds and heal them, and from my hand no one can deliver. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> See now that I, even I, am he; there is no god besides me. I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and no one can deliver from my hand.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> See now that I. even I. am he, and there is no god besides me; I cause men to die, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; and there is none that can escape out of my hands. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> See, therefore, that I AM The Living God, and there is no God apart from me; I am putting to death and I am making alive; I am striking and I am healing, and there is none who escapes from my hands.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> See now that I, even I, am He, And there is no god with Me; I kill, and I make alive; I have wounded, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of My hand. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Behold, behold that I am he, and there is no god beside me: I kill, and I will make to live: I will smite, and I will heal; and there is none who shall deliver out of my hands. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=9296" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">The Song of Moses</a> …38which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter! 39<a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">See</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">am He;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5978.htm" title="5978: ‘im·mā·ḏî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Along with, against, by, from">besides Me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ’ā·mîṯ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">bring death</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: wa·’ă·ḥay·yeh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and I give life;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4272.htm" title="4272: mā·ḥaṣ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy.">I wound</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: ’er·pā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">heal,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and there is no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: maṣ·ṣîl (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">who can deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from My hand.</a> 40For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5-7</a> I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, / so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. / I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10-13</a> “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. / I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. / I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God. ... <a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a> The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1-2</a> Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. / After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a> For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. <a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!” <a href="/psalms/68-20.htm">Psalm 68:20</a> Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death. <a href="/psalms/86-10.htm">Psalm 86:10</a> For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God. <a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Isaiah 41:4</a> Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.” <a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6-8</a> Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me. / Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place. / Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.” <a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-30</a> I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. / I and the Father are one.” <a href="/revelation/1-17.htm">Revelation 1:17-18</a> When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, / the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades. <a href="/revelation/22-13.htm">Revelation 22:13</a> I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” <a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21</a> For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes. <a href="/romans/14-8.htm">Romans 14:8-9</a> If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. / For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.I, even I<a href="/psalms/102-27.htm">Psalm 102:27</a> But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.<a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Isaiah 41:4</a> Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.<a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5,18,22</a> I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: … no god<a href="/deuteronomy/4-35.htm">Deuteronomy 4:35</a> Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.<a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5,18,22</a> I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: … I kill<a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a> The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.<a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a> And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.<a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a> For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.neither<a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7</a> Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.<a href="/psalms/50-22.htm">Psalm 50:22</a> Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.<a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13</a> Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-5.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/numbers/12-13.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-25.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-14.htm">Making</a> <a href="/numbers/35-22.htm">Wound</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-18.htm">Wounding</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/2-13.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/joshua/17-5.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-50.htm">Death</a> <a href="/joshua/2-13.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-40.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/joshua/9-18.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-40.htm">Life</a> <a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-33.htm">Wound</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-11.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Wounding</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 32</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance</a> 46. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it</a> 48. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-48.htm">God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>See now that I am He; This phrase emphasizes the self-revelation of God, asserting His identity and sovereignty. In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is delivering a song that serves as a witness against Israel for their future rebellion. The phrase "I am He" echoes God's self-identification in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, "I AM WHO I AM," highlighting His eternal and unchanging nature. This declaration calls the Israelites to recognize and acknowledge God's unique identity and authority.there is no God besides Me. This statement underscores the monotheistic foundation of Israel's faith, contrasting with the polytheistic beliefs of surrounding nations. It affirms the exclusivity of Yahweh as the one true God, a theme reiterated throughout the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5</a>). This exclusivity is central to the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one." It serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, demanding loyalty and worship solely to Him.I bring death and I give life; Here, God declares His control over life and death, emphasizing His sovereignty over all creation. This duality of bringing death and giving life reflects God's justice and mercy. In <a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a>, Hannah's prayer echoes this truth: "The LORD brings death and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and raises up." This power over life and death is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who conquered death and offers eternal life (<a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a>).I wound and I heal, This phrase illustrates God's ability to both judge and restore. The imagery of wounding and healing conveys the idea that God disciplines His people but also provides redemption and healing. In <a href="/hosea/6.htm">Hosea 6:1</a>, the prophet calls Israel to return to the LORD, acknowledging that "He has torn us to pieces but He will heal us; He has injured us but He will bind up our wounds." This reflects God's redemptive purpose, even in judgment.and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. This final phrase asserts God's ultimate authority and power, indicating that no force can thwart His will or rescue from His judgment. It serves as a warning to Israel of the consequences of disobedience but also as a reassurance of God's protection for those who remain faithful. In <a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a>, Jesus echoes this assurance, stating that no one can snatch His followers out of His hand, highlighting the security found in God's sovereign grip.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The speaker of the song in <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Deuteronomy 32</a>, Moses is delivering God's message to the Israelites before his death. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The audience of Moses' song, they are reminded of God's sovereignty and power. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The central figure in this verse, declaring His unique sovereignty and power over life and death. 4. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The context of the Israelites' journey, as they are on the brink of entering the land promised to their ancestors. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mount_nebo.htm">Mount Nebo</a> The location where Moses delivers this message, as he views the Promised Land from a distance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Recognize that God alone has ultimate authority over life and death. This should lead to a deep trust in His plans and purposes. <a href="/topical/e/exclusive_worship.htm">Exclusive Worship</a> Acknowledge that there is no other god besides Yahweh. This calls for exclusive devotion and worship of the one true God. <a href="/topical/d/divine_power.htm">Divine Power</a> Understand that God has the power to wound and to heal. In times of suffering or illness, seek His healing and trust in His wisdom. <a href="/topical/s/security_in_god.htm">Security in God</a> Take comfort in the fact that no one can deliver from God's hand. Believers are secure in His grasp, and nothing can separate them from His love. <a href="/topical/r/response_to_god's_authority.htm">Response to God's Authority</a> Reflect on how to live in response to God's authority over life and death. This includes living a life of obedience and reverence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 32</a> <a href="/q/does_deut._32_39_align_with_god's_benevolence.htm">How does Deuteronomy 32:39’s portrayal of God as both life-giver and destroyer align or conflict with other biblical texts that emphasize only God’s benevolence?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_lab-made_viruses_challenge_divine_control.htm">Why do human-engineered viruses challenge the idea of divine disease control?</a> <a href="/q/is_god_in_control_of_death.htm">Is God in control of death?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_child_deaths_in_exodus.htm">(Exodus 11) How could a just and loving God sanction the killing of innocent children for Pharaoh’s stubbornness? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) I, even I, am he, and there is no God with me.--There are many very similar passages in Isaiah 41-46; but none of them exactly reproduces this sentence.I kill, and I make alive.--This was repeated by Hannah in her song, "The Lord killeth and maketh alive" (<a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm" title="The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up.">1Samuel 2:6</a>). Comp. also <a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm" title="Yes, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?">Isaiah 43:13</a>, "Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 39. - See now that I am, even I am he. The Hebrew is more expressive, See now that I, I am; LXX., ἴδετε ἴδετε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι (cf. <a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Isaiah 41:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/48-12.htm">Isaiah 48:12</a>; <a href="/john/8-24.htm">John 8:24</a> 18:5). Their own experience of the utter impotency of these idol-gods to help them or to protect themselves flora the stroke of the Almighty was enough to convince them that they were no gods, and that he alone was to be feared and worshipped. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>See רְא֣וּ ׀ (rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see now עַתָּ֗ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am He; ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are there is no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative besides Me. עִמָּדִ֑י (‘im·mā·ḏî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5978.htm">Strong's 5978: </a> Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto, I אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I bring death אָמִ֣ית (’ā·mîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill and I give life; וַאֲחַיֶּ֗ה (wa·’ă·ḥay·yeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> To live, to revive I wound מָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ (mā·ḥaṣ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4272.htm">Strong's 4272: </a> To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy and I אֲנִ֧י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I heal, אֶרְפָּ֔א (’er·pā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> To mend, to cure and [there is] no one וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle who can deliver מַצִּֽיל׃ (maṣ·ṣîl) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver from My hand. מִיָּדִ֖י (mî·yā·ḏî) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I even (Deut. 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