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<i>and that</i> with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword shall devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.” ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword shall devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood while my sword devours flesh — the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make My arrows drunk with blood while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the head of the leaders of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My arrows will get drunk on enemy blood; my sword will taste the flesh and the blood of the enemy. It will kill prisoners, and cut off the heads of their leaders." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the head of the leaders of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My arrows will drip with blood from those who were killed and taken captive. My sword will cut off the heads of the enemy who vowed to fight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My arrows will drip with their blood, and my sword will kill all who oppose me. I will spare no one who fights against me; even the wounded and prisoners will die.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword will devour flesh, along with the blood of the slain, and I'll take their enemy leaders captive.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh?the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh--the blood of the slaughtered and captured, the chief of the enemy's leaders!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I make My arrows drunk with blood, "" And My sword devours flesh, "" From the blood of the pierced and captive, "" From the head of the leaders of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I make drunk Mine arrows with blood, And My sword devoureth flesh, From the blood of the pierced and captive, From the head of the freemen of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And my sword shall eat flesh, From the blood of the wounded and the captivity, From the head of the enemy's leaders.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh, of the blood of the slain and of the captivity, of the bare head of the enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will inebriate my arrows with blood, and my sword will devour flesh: from the blood of the slain and from the captive, from the exposed head of the enemies.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh— With the blood of the slain and the captured, from the long-haired heads of the enemy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh— with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the long-haired enemy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh, with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the crown of the head of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall make my arrows drunk from blood and my sword will devour flesh of the blood of the slain and of the captives and from the head of the crown of the enemy.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will make Mine arrows drunk with blood, And My sword shall devour flesh; With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired heads of the enemy.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will make my weapons drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh, <i>it shall glut itself</i> with the blood of the wounded, and from the captivity of the heads of <i>their</i> enemies that rule over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-42.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=9327" 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">41</span>when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2671.htm" title="2671: ḥiṣ·ṣay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- From chatsats; properly, a piercer, i.e. An arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear.">I will make My arrows</a> <a href="/hebrew/7937.htm" title="7937: ’aš·kîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or influence.">drunk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: mid·dām (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">with blood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: wə·ḥar·bî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">while My sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">devours</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">flesh—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: mid·dam (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥā·lāl (N-ms) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">of the slain</a> <a href="/hebrew/7633.htm" title="7633: wə·šiḇ·yāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Captivity, captives. Feminine of shbiy; exile.">and captives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: mê·rōš (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·w·yêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">of the enemy</a> <a href="/hebrew/6545.htm" title="6545: par·‘ō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Long hair, locks. From para'; the hair.">leaders.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">43</span>Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.…<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="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-13.htm">Revelation 19:13-15</a></span><br />He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. / The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses. / And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Ezekiel 21:9-11</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished— / it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick. / The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-4</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Revelation 14:19-20</a></span><br />So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. / And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Jeremiah 25:30-31</a></span><br />So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a></span><br />And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-12.htm">Habakkuk 3:12-13</a></span><br />You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath. / You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a></span><br />Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Isaiah 59:17-18</a></span><br />He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal. / So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-4.htm">Revelation 6:4</a></span><br />Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-6.htm">Ezekiel 35:6-8</a></span><br />therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you. / I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go. / I will fill its mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. / The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! / Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges on the enemy.</p><p class="hdg">make mine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23</a></b></br> I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-5.htm">Psalm 45:5</a></b></br> Thine arrows <i>are</i> sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; <i>whereby</i> the people fall under thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23</a></b></br> That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of <i>thine</i> enemies, <i>and</i> the tongue of thy dogs in the same.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-24.htm">Job 13:24</a></b></br> Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Jeremiah 30:14</a></b></br> All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; <i>because</i> thy sins were increased.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5</a></b></br> The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-30.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-11.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-6.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Head</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/numbers/25-8.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-41.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-13.htm">Red</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/20-20.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/judges/5-12.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/judges/5-12.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/judges/15-19.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-16.htm">Head</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-5.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-5.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-2.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/joshua/2-10.htm">Red</a> <a href="/joshua/9-26.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Sword</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'; 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In the context of <a href="/deuteronomy/32.htm">Deuteronomy 32</a>, known as the Song of Moses, God is depicted as a warrior who executes justice against His enemies. The imagery of arrows being "drunk with blood" suggests a complete and overwhelming victory. In ancient warfare, arrows were a primary weapon, and their effectiveness was crucial in battle. This phrase emphasizes the certainty and thoroughness of God's judgment. Theologically, it reflects the holiness and righteousness of God, who cannot tolerate sin and rebellion. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>, where Christ is depicted as a warrior executing judgment.<p><b>while My sword devours flesh</b><br>The sword is a common biblical symbol of divine judgment and authority. In the ancient Near East, swords were symbols of power and were often associated with kings and deities. The phrase "devours flesh" indicates the totality of the destruction that God will bring upon His enemies. This is not just a physical battle but a spiritual one, where God's justice is executed. The sword of the Lord is mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Isaiah 66:16</a>, where it is used to judge all flesh. This also foreshadows the ultimate judgment at the end of times, as seen in <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a>.<p><b>the blood of the slain and captives</b><br>This phrase highlights the comprehensive nature of God's judgment. Both the slain and captives are mentioned, indicating that no one who opposes God will escape His wrath. In the historical context, this could refer to the enemies of Israel who were often defeated and taken captive. Spiritually, it represents the fate of those who reject God. The concept of being slain or taken captive is also seen in the prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a>, where the slain of the Lord cover the earth.<p><b>the heads of the enemy leaders</b><br>The focus on the "heads of the enemy leaders" underscores the defeat of those in positions of power and authority who oppose God. In ancient warfare, the decapitation of enemy leaders was a common practice to demonstrate victory and to demoralize the enemy forces. This phrase signifies the ultimate triumph of God's justice over human pride and rebellion. It also points to the theme of divine reversal, where the mighty are brought low, as seen in the Magnificat (<a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a>). This can be seen as a type of Christ's victory over the principalities and powers, as described in <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The speaker of the song in <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Deuteronomy 32</a>, delivering God's message to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The audience of Moses' song, God's chosen people, who are being reminded of God's justice and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The adversaries of God's people, who will face divine judgment and retribution.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine judge and warrior, executing justice against the enemies of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land God promised to the Israelites, which they are preparing to enter under Joshua's leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Justice and Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's justice is perfect and His sovereignty is absolute. He will execute judgment on His enemies in His time and way. Believers can trust in God's righteous judgment and need not take vengeance into their own hands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The vivid imagery of arrows and swords highlights the seriousness of sin and rebellion against God. It serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_protector_and_avenger.htm">God as Protector and Avenger</a></b><br>God is depicted as a warrior who defends His people and avenges wrongs done to them. This assures believers of God's protection and encourages them to rely on Him in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The impending judgment on the enemies of Israel serves as a call to repentance. Believers are reminded to examine their lives and turn away from sin to avoid God's wrath.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>While the imagery is severe, it ultimately points to the hope of deliverance for God's people. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God will ultimately triumph over evil.<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/how_to_stay_faithful_amid_challenges.htm">How can we remain faithful amidst challenges and false teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_deeds_with_israel's_woes.htm">Isaiah 12:5: How do we reconcile the emphasis on 'excellent things' done by God with the historical records of suffering and defeat experienced by the Israelites?</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/why_does_god_forbid_intercession_here.htm">Jeremiah 14:11-12: Why would God forbid prayers of intercession, when other biblical passages encourage praying for others?</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>(42) <span class= "bld">My sword shall devour flesh.</span>--Comp. <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm" title="For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.">Isaiah 66:16</a> : "For by fire and by <span class= "ital">His sword </span>will the Lord plead with <span class= "ital">all flesh, </span>and <span class= "ital">the slain of the Lord shall be many" </span><p><span class= "bld">With blood.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">from the blood of the slain and of the captivity, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. </span>Judgment must begin at the house of God, as it did in Ezekiel's vision (<a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm" title="Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man on whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.">Ezekiel 9:6</a>), "and begin at my sanctuary;" but it will not end there.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 42.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My sword shall devour flesh</span>; literally, <span class="accented">shall eat flesh</span>; "the edge of the sword is called its mouth, because, like a mouth, it is said to eat and devour" (Gesenius). <span class="cmt_word">From the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.</span> Different renderings of this have been given: LXX., <span class="greek">ἀπὸ κεφαλῆς ἀρχόντων</span> <span class="greek">ἐχθρῶν</span>, "from the head of the hostile princes;" "from the head of the chiefs of the enemy" (Geseuius, Furst, Rosenmüller); "from the hairy head of the foe" (Keil, Herxheimer, Knobel). <span class="hebrew">פְרַעות</span>, the plural of <span class="hebrew">פֶרַע</span>, hair, locks, signifies primarily hairs, and a head of hairs, and may be taken as equivalent to "a hairy head;" but the word is also used in the sense of "princes" or "chiefs" (probably because such were distinguished by copious flowing locks; cf. <a href="/judges/5-2.htm">Judges 5:2</a>); hence the rendering, "head of the chiefs." The former is to be preferred here, for why chiefs or princes should be referred to in this connection does not appear (cf. <a href="/psalms/68-22.htm">Psalm 68:22</a>). The rendering of the Authorized Version is wholly unauthorized. This verse presents an instance of alternate parallelism; each half falls into two members, and of the four members thus constituted, the third corresponds to the first, and the fourth to the second; thus - <p><span class="com_text">a <span class="bible">"I will make my arrows drunk with blood, <p><span class="com_text">b <span class="bible">And my sword shall devour flesh; <p><span class="com_text">a' <span class="bible">With the blood of the slain and the captives, . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-42.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">I will make My arrows</span><br /><span class="heb">חִצַּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiṣ·ṣay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2671.htm">Strong's 2671: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drunk</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁכִּ֤יר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·kîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7937.htm">Strong's 7937: </a> </span><span class="str2">To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with blood,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדָּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while My sword</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחַרְבִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥar·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common 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">devours</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאכַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flesh—</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּשָׂ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדַּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the slain</span><br /><span class="heb">חָלָל֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·lāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pierced, polluted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and captives,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁבְיָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šiḇ·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7633.htm">Strong's 7633: </a> </span><span class="str2">Captivity, captives</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heads</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרֹ֖אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the enemy</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹיֵֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·yêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<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">leaders.</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְע֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6546.htm">Strong's 6546: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps leader</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:42 I will make my arrows drunk (Deut. 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