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the people are foolish, without understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For they <i>are</i> a nation void of counsel, neither <i>is there any</i> understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For they <i>are</i> a nation void of counsel, Nor <i>is there any</i> understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For they are a nation destitute of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For they are a nation lacking in counsel, And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For they are a nation lacking in counsel, And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“For they are a nation where counsel perishes, And there is no discernment in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For they are a nation devoid of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Israel is a nation lacking sense with no understanding at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Israel is a nation lacking sense with no understanding at all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People of Israel, that's what the LORD has said to you. But you don't have good sense, and you never listen to advice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My people have lost their good sense. They are not able to understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Israel is a nation without sense; they have no wisdom at all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are a nation devoid of purpose and without insight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They are a nation devoid of wisdom, and there is no understanding among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For they are a nation void of counsel. There is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For they are a nation void of counsel. There is no understanding in them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For they [are] a nation lost to counsels, "" And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For a nation lost to counsels are they, And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For they a nation destroying counsels, And no understanding in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They are a nation without counsel, and without wisdom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They are a nation without counsel and without prudence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For they are a nation devoid of reason, having no understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They are a nation void of sense; there is no understanding in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because it is a people whose counsel is destroyed and they have no understanding in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />It is a nation that has lost counsel, neither is there understanding in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=9209" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">The Song of Moses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’ ” <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w (N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">is a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ō·ḇaḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">devoid</a> <a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098: ‘ê·ṣō·wṯ (N-fs) -- Counsel, advice. From ya'ats; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.">of counsel,</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.">with no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: tə·ḇū·nāh (N-fs) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">among them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-3.htm">Isaiah 1:3</a></span><br />The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-22.htm">Jeremiah 4:22</a></span><br />“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-22</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Isaiah 5:13</a></span><br />Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Isaiah 27:11</a></span><br />When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-7.htm">2 Timothy 3:7</a></span><br />who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18</a></span><br />They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Mark 8:17-18</a></span><br />Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts? / ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Psalm 82:5</a></span><br />They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a></b></br> Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? <i>is</i> not he thy father <i>that</i> hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-28.htm">Job 28:28</a></b></br> And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that <i>is</i> wisdom; and to depart from evil <i>is</i> understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-12.htm">Psalm 81:12</a></b></br> So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: <i>and</i> they walked in their own counsels.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-7.htm">Discernment</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-6.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-6.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Void</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-6.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/9-14.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-33.htm">Discernment</a> <a href="/judges/21-3.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/joshua/3-17.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/judges/7-15.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/judges/13-18.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-10.htm">Void</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-9.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-48.htm">God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Israel is a nation devoid of counsel</b><br>This phrase highlights Israel's lack of wisdom and guidance at this point in their history. The context is Moses' song, which serves as a prophetic warning and a reflection on Israel's spiritual state. Throughout the Old Testament, Israel often struggled with following God's counsel, choosing instead to follow their own ways or the practices of surrounding nations (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-15</a>). This lack of counsel is not due to an absence of God's guidance, as He provided the Law and the prophets, but rather Israel's refusal to heed it. The phrase echoes the wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, which emphasizes the importance of seeking and adhering to wise counsel (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7, 12</a>:15).<p><b>with no understanding among them</b><br>This part of the verse underscores Israel's failure to comprehend or apply the knowledge and wisdom available to them. Understanding in the biblical sense often involves not just intellectual knowledge but also moral and spiritual insight. The Israelites had witnessed God's mighty acts and received His laws, yet they frequently failed to understand His purposes and commands (<a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>). This lack of understanding is a recurring theme in the prophets, who lament Israel's spiritual blindness and call for repentance (<a href="/jeremiah/4-22.htm">Jeremiah 4:22</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus often confronted the religious leaders for their lack of understanding, despite their knowledge of the Scriptures (<a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the need for a new covenant, where God promises to write His laws on the hearts of His people, granting them true understanding (<a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering his final messages to the Israelites before his death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The nation being addressed, who are about to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are preparing to enter.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_song_of_moses.htm">The Song of Moses</a></b><br>A prophetic song delivered by Moses, warning the Israelites of the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and source of wisdom, who is warning His people through Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Discernment is crucial for making wise decisions and following God's will. Without it, we are prone to folly and error.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_ignorance.htm">Consequences of Ignorance</a></b><br>Ignorance and lack of understanding can lead to spiritual and moral decline, as seen in the history of Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_wisdom.htm">Seeking Wisdom</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to actively seek wisdom and understanding from God, who generously provides it to those who ask.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture.htm">The Role of Scripture</a></b><br>Regular engagement with Scripture is essential for developing discernment and aligning our lives with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Being part of a faith community helps us grow in discernment through shared wisdom and accountability.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Void of counsel.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">perishing in counsels, </span>or, perhaps, <span class= "ital">spoiling the plans </span>of Jehovah. Yet they said, "Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not <span class= "ital">perish </span>from the priest, nor <span class= "ital">counsel </span>from the wise, nor the word from the prophet" (<a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm" title="Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.">Jeremiah 18:18</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֑מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a nation</span><br /><span class="heb">ג֛וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">devoid</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹבַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of counsel</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵצ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6098.htm">Strong's 6098: </a> </span><span class="str2">Advice, plan, prudence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">understanding</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּבוּנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇū·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8394.htm">Strong's 8394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intelligence, an argument, caprice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Deuteronomy 32:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:28 For they are a nation void (Deut. 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