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our enemies are by themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For their rock <i>is</i> not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves <i>being</i> judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For their rock <i>is</i> not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves <i>being</i> judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Indeed, their rock is not like our Rock; Even our enemies themselves judge this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But their “rock” is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But their &#8220rock&#8221 is not like our Rock; even our enemies concede. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even our enemies know that only our God is a Mighty Rock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their rock isn't like our rock. Even our enemies will agree with this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their enemies know that their own gods are weak, not mighty like Israel's God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For their rock isn't like our Rock, as even our enemies admit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For our enemies' rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves concede. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For their rock [is] not as our Rock "" (And our enemies [are] judges!)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For not as our Rock is their rock, (And our enemies are judges!)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For their rock not as our Rock, And our enemies judging.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For our God is not as their gods: our enemies themselves are judges. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For our God is not like their gods. And our enemies are judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, their “rock” is not like our Rock; our enemies are fools. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed their rock is not like our Rock; our enemies are fools.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For their strength is not as our strength, even our enemies themselves being judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because their power was not like our Power, and our enemies are our Judges.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For their gods are not as our God, but our enemies <i>are</i> void of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-31.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=9232" 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">30</span>How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up? <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: ḵə·ṣū·rê·nū (Prep-k:: N-msc:: 1cp) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">their rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: ṣū·rām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">like our Rock,</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: wə·’ō·yə·ḇê·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">even our enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/6414.htm" title="6414: pə·lî·lîm (N-mp) -- A judge. From palal; a magistrate.">concede.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.…<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="/psalms/18-31.htm">Psalm 18:31</a></span><br />For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-2.htm">1 Samuel 2:2</a></span><br />There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-32.htm">2 Samuel 22:32</a></span><br />For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Isaiah 44:8</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-2.htm">Psalm 62:2</a></span><br />He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-6.htm">Psalm 62:6-7</a></span><br />He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. / My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-4.htm">Isaiah 26:4</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">1 Peter 2:6</a></span><br />For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-25</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-33.htm">Romans 9:33</a></span><br />as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">1 Corinthians 3:11</a></span><br />For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Isaiah 30:29</a></span><br />You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-22.htm">Psalm 94:22</a></span><br />But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10</a></span><br />For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25</a></b></br> And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-8.htm">Numbers 23:8,23</a></b></br> How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, <i>whom</i> the LORD hath not defied? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-2.htm">1 Samuel 2:2</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> none holy as the LORD: for <i>there is</i> none beside thee: neither <i>is there</i> any rock like our God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/30-7.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-16.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-1.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-40.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-37.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Themselves</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>For their rock is not like our Rock</b><br>This phrase contrasts the false gods of other nations with the one true God of Israel. In biblical times, "rock" symbolized strength, stability, and protection. The Israelites often referred to God as their "Rock" (e.g., <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>), emphasizing His reliability and unchanging nature. The false gods of surrounding nations, such as Baal or Asherah, were often associated with natural elements or celestial bodies but lacked the power and faithfulness of Yahweh. This distinction highlights the unique covenant relationship between God and Israel, underscoring His role as the ultimate source of security and salvation. Theologically, this points to the exclusivity of God as the only true deity, a theme echoed in the First Commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>).<p><b>even our enemies concede</b><br>This part of the verse acknowledges that even Israel's adversaries recognize the superiority of Israel's God. Historically, nations surrounding Israel often witnessed the miraculous acts of God, such as the plagues in Egypt or the parting of the Red Sea, which demonstrated His power. In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is reminding the Israelites of God's past deliverance and urging them to remain faithful. This acknowledgment by enemies serves as a testament to God's undeniable power and presence. It also foreshadows the ultimate recognition of God's sovereignty by all nations, a theme that is further developed in prophetic literature, such as <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Isaiah 45:23</a>, where every knee shall bow to God. This recognition can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate revelation of God's power and authority, acknowledged by all in the New Testament (<a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</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 song to the Israelites before his death. This song serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and a warning against idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom Moses is speaking. They are on the brink of entering the Promised Land and are being reminded of their covenant with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rock.htm">The Rock</a></b><br>A metaphor for God, symbolizing strength, stability, and reliability. In contrast, the "rock" of other nations represents their false gods or sources of security.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The surrounding nations who worship other gods and oppose Israel. They are used as a point of comparison to highlight the superiority of Israel's God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter. It represents the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and his descendants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unmatched_strength.htm">God's Unmatched Strength</a></b><br>God's strength and reliability are unparalleled. Just as a rock provides a firm foundation, God offers stability and security to those who trust in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_folly_of_idolatry.htm">The Folly of Idolatry</a></b><br>Trusting in anything other than God is futile. The "rocks" of other nations, representing their gods or sources of security, cannot compare to the true Rock.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_by_enemies.htm">Acknowledgment by Enemies</a></b><br>Even those who oppose God recognize His power and superiority. This acknowledgment serves as a testament to God's greatness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites are reminded of their covenant with God. Faithfulness to God ensures His continued protection and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to examine their own lives to identify any "rocks" they might be relying on instead of God.<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/does_deut._32_15_link_to_israel's_prosperity.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15's reference to Israel 'growing fat' before abandoning God--does this correspond with any documented economic or agricultural boom in the region?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_deut._32_13's_'honey_from_rock'_credible.htm">How credible is Deuteronomy 32:13's claim of extracting 'honey from the rock' without any supporting archaeological or geological evidence?</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/do_people_enter_hell_right_after_death.htm">Why did Jeshurun grow fat and forsake God?</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>(31) <span class= "bld">For their rock.</span>--Perhaps this may be taken, <span class= "ital">For their rock </span>(the enemies' God) is <span class= "ital">not as our Rock </span>(Jehovah), <span class= "ital">and yet our enemies are judges, i.e., lords, over us. </span>So Rashi takes it. The verse should be read as a parenthesis. The argument would be this: No cause can be found for the defeat of Israel except the displeasure of Jehovah. The enemies have no gods that could fight against Israel.<p>The word for judges occurs only in <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm" title="If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.">Exodus 21:22</a>; <a href="/job/31-11.htm" title="For this is an heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.">Job 31:11</a>. The phrase "our enemies themselves being judges" (of the question) is more like Latin than Hebrew, but it <span class= "ital">may </span>be correct.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - The heathen had also a rock in which they trusted - their idol-gods; but even they knew and felt that their rock was not as the Rock of Israel, for, having often experienced the almighty power of God, they could not but acknowledge that he was mightier far than the gods whom they worshipped (cf. <a href="/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25</a>; <a href="/numbers/33.htm">Numbers 33, 34</a>; <a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/5-7.htm">1 Samuel 5:7</a>). Moses is here himself again the speaker. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-31.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their rock</span><br /><span class="heb">כְצוּרֵ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·ṣū·rê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like our Rock,</span><br /><span class="heb">צוּרָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣū·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even our enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·yə·ḇê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concede.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִילִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·lî·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6414.htm">Strong's 6414: </a> </span><span class="str2">A magistrate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">Deuteronomy 32:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-31.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:31 For their rock is not as our (Deut. 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