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The young men and young women will perish, the infants and those with gray hair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Outside, the sword will bring death, and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, both infants and the aged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Outdoors the sword shall bereave, and indoors terror, for young man and woman alike, the nursing child with the man of gray hairs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling <i>also</i> with the man of gray hairs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The sword shall destroy outside; <i>There shall be</i> terror within For the young man and virgin, The nursing child with the man of gray hairs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Outside the sword will make <i>them</i> childless, And inside, terror— Both young man and virgin, The nursing child with the man of gray hair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Outside the sword will bereave, And inside terror— Both young man and virgin, The nursling with the man of gray hair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Outside the sword shall bereave, And inside terror— Both young man and virgin, The nursling with the man of gray hair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Outside the sword will bereave, And inside terror— Both choice man and virgin, The nursing baby with the man of gray hair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Outside the sword will bereave, And inside [the chambers] terror— For both young man and virgin, For the nursing child and the man of gray hair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, there will be terror; the young man and the young woman will be killed, the infant and the gray-haired man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, there will be terror; the young man and the young woman will be killed, the infant and the gray-haired man.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Without shall the sword bereave, And in the chambers terror; It shall destroy both young man and virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Young and old alike will be killed in the streets and terrified at home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Without shall the sword bereave, And in the chambers terror; It shall destroy both young man and virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Foreign wars will kill off their children, and even at home there will be horrors. Young men and young women alike will die as well as nursing babies and gray-haired men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />War will bring death in the streets; terrors will strike in the homes. Young men and young women will die; neither babies nor old people will be spared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Outside, the sword will cause bereavement; within, there will be terror for the young man and virgin alike, also for the nursing infant and the aged man." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sword will make people childless outside, and terror will do so inside; they will destroy both the young man and the virgin, the infant and the gray-haired man. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Outside the sword shall bereave, and in the rooms, terror; on both young man and virgin, The nursing infant with the gray-haired man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Outside the sword will bereave, and in the rooms, terror on both young man and virgin, the nursing infant with the gray-haired man. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword destroys from outside, "" And out of the inner-chambers—terror, "" Both youth and virgin, "" Suckling with man of grey hair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Without bereave doth the sword, And at the inner-chambers -- fear, Both youth and virgin, Suckling with man of grey hair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sword shall bereave without, And terror from the chambers, Also the youth, also the virgin, The suckling, with the man of gray hair.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Without, the sword shall lay them waste, and terror within, both the young man and the virgin, the sucking child with the man in years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Outside, the sword will devastate them; and inside, there will be dread, as much for the young man as for the maiden, and as much for the newborn as for the old man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Out in the street the sword shall bereave, and at home the terror For the young man and the young woman alike, the nursing babe as well as the gray beard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the street the sword shall bereave, and in the chambers terror, for young man and woman alike, nursing child and old gray head.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Outside the sword shall bereave, and terror in inner chambers shall destroy both the young men and the virgins, the suckling also with the men of gray hairs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Outside, the sword lays waste, and there is terror from the inner chamber, also the boys and virgin girls and young boys with old men.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Without shall the sword bereave, And in the chambers terror; Slaying both young man and virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Without, the sword shall bereave them of children, and terror <i>shall issue</i> out of the secret chambers; the young man shall perish with the virgin, the suckling with him who has grown old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-25.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=9180" 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">24</span>They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: mi·ḥūṣ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">Outside,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/7921.htm" title="7921: tə·šak·kel- (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- To be bereaved. A primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. Suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave.">will take their children,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2315.htm" title="2315: ū·mê·ḥă·ḏā·rîm (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-mp) -- A chamber, room. From chadar; an apartment.">and inside,</a> <a href="/hebrew/367.htm" title="367: ’ê·māh (N-fs) -- Terror, dread. Or remah; from the same as 'ayom; fright; concrete, an idol.">terror will strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/970.htm" title="970: bā·ḥūr (N-ms) -- A young man. Or bachur; participle passive of bachar; properly, selected, i.e. A youth.">the young man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330: bə·ṯū·lāh (N-fs) -- Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin; sometimes a bride; also a city or state.">the young woman,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243: yō·w·nêq (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To suck. A primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk.">the infant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7872.htm" title="7872: śê·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Hoary head, old age. Feminine of seyb; old age.">the gray-haired</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,…<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="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Jeremiah 15:8-9</a></span><br />I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay. / The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Lamentations 1:20</a></span><br />See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15</a></span><br />The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-15.htm">Isaiah 13:15-16</a></span><br />Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword. / Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br />Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Jeremiah 9:21</a></span><br />For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">2 Kings 17:25</a></span><br />Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Amos 4:10</a></span><br />“I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Jeremiah 6:11</a></span><br />But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Leviticus 26:22</a></span><br />I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7-8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. / All these are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Matthew 10:21</a></span><br />Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-12.htm">Mark 13:12</a></span><br />Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.</p><p class="hdg">sword</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-36.htm">Leviticus 26:36,37</a></b></br> And upon them that are left <i>alive</i> of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-16.htm">Isaiah 30:16</a></b></br> But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Jeremiah 9:21</a></b></br> For death is come up into our windows, <i>and</i> is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, <i>and</i> the young men from the streets.</p><p class="hdg">within [heb] from the chambers </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-19.htm">Lamentations 2:19-22</a></b></br> Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Lamentations 4:4</a></b></br> The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, <i>and</i> no man breaketh <i>it</i> unto them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Bereave</a> <a href="/luke/12-3.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-6.htm">Child</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-14.htm">Childless</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-3.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-12.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-32.htm">Hairs</a> <a href="/numbers/32-18.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/luke/12-3.htm">Inner-Chambers</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-10.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Nursling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Open</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-20.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/exodus/4-23.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-16.htm">Street</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Sucking</a> <a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">Suckling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-67.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-12.htm">Within</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-12.htm">Women</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-8.htm">Bereave</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Child</a> <a href="/judges/13-2.htm">Childless</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/joshua/11-11.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/judges/5-2.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-52.htm">Hairs</a> <a href="/joshua/22-6.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/luke/12-3.htm">Inner-Chambers</a> <a href="/joshua/7-23.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-30.htm">Nursling</a> <a href="/joshua/8-17.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/2-19.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/joshua/7-7.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/judges/9-2.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/joshua/8-24.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/joshua/2-19.htm">Street</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">Sucking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">Suckling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-12.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/judges/11-39.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/joshua/1-11.htm">Within</a> <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Women</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-22.htm">Young</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 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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>Outside, the sword will take their children</b><br>This phrase reflects the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant, as outlined in Deuteronomy. The "sword" symbolizes warfare and external threats, often used in the Old Testament to describe divine judgment (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a>). Historically, Israel faced invasions from surrounding nations like Assyria and Babylon, which fulfilled such warnings. The loss of children in battle or through enemy conquest underscores the severity of turning away from God. This imagery is consistent with the curses listed in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience leads to national calamity.<p><b>and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman</b><br>The mention of "inside" suggests internal strife and fear within the community. This could refer to civil unrest or the psychological impact of living under constant threat. The young men and women, representing the strength and future of the nation, are paralyzed by fear, indicating a breakdown of societal stability. This internal terror can be seen as a fulfillment of the covenant curses, where God warns of confusion and panic (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Deuteronomy 28:20</a>). It also highlights the comprehensive nature of divine judgment, affecting both external and internal aspects of life.<p><b>the infant and the gray-haired man</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the totality of the judgment, affecting all age groups from the most vulnerable (infants) to the most respected (the elderly). In ancient Israelite culture, both infants and the elderly held significant roles within the family and community. The inclusion of these groups indicates that no one is exempt from the consequences of national sin. This comprehensive impact is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Lamentations 2:21</a>, where both young and old lie in the dust of the streets. It serves as a sobering reminder of the far-reaching effects of turning away from God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering a song of warning and prophecy to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being warned of the consequences of their disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sword.htm">Sword</a></b><br>Symbolizes external threats and warfare that will affect the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/terror.htm">Terror</a></b><br>Represents internal fear and chaos within the community.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_man,_virgin,_infant,_gray-haired_man.htm">Young man, virgin, infant, gray-haired man</a></b><br>Represents all demographics within the community, indicating that no one is exempt from the consequences.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings are serious and encompass all aspects of life. Disobedience leads to both external and internal turmoil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_judgment.htm">The Universality of Judgment</a></b><br>The passage highlights that sin affects everyone, regardless of age or status. This serves as a reminder of the pervasive nature of sin and its consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>While the passage is a warning, it also serves as a call to repentance. Understanding the severity of God's judgment should lead us to seek His mercy and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Community Vigilance</a></b><br>The mention of various demographics underscores the need for the entire community to remain vigilant and faithful to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains sovereign. Believers are called to trust in His ultimate plan and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_child_sacrifice_widespread_in_israel.htm">Isaiah 57:5: Is there credible archaeological evidence that child sacrifice was widespread among Israelites, or is this an exaggerated polemic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_children_for_ancestors'_sins.htm">If God is just, why does He punish children for the sins of their ancestors (Exodus 20:5)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_numbers_31_7-18_with_compassion.htm">Numbers 31:7-18: How can the command to kill non-virgin women and boys be reconciled with claims of a compassionate God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_galilee's_role_in_the_bible.htm">Why did God command killing Midianites, including children?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-25.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">Outside,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִחוּץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mi·ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sword</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֔רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will take their children,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּשַׁכֶּל־</span> <span class="translit">(tə·šak·kel-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7921.htm">Strong's 7921: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miscarry, suffer abortion, to bereave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and inside,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·ḥă·ḏā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2315.htm">Strong's 2315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chamber, room</span><br /><br /><span class="word">terror will strike</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵימָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_367.htm">Strong's 367: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fright, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the young man</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּחוּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḥūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_970.htm">Strong's 970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Selected, a youth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the young woman,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוּלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯū·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> </span><span class="str2">A virgin, sometimes, a bride</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the infant</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹנֵ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·nêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3243.htm">Strong's 3243: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suck, to give milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gray-haired</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׂיבָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(śê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7872.htm">Strong's 7872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hoary head, old age</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man.</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:25 Outside the sword shall bereave and (Deut. 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