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I will spend my arrows on them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘I will heap disasters on them; I will spend My arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I will add misfortunes to them; I will use up My arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘I will heap calamities on them; I will exhaust My arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will pile disasters on them; I will use up my arrows against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will pile disasters on them; I will use up My arrows against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will heap evils upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I'll send disaster after disaster to strike you like arrows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will bring one disaster after another on them. I will use up all my arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"'I will bring on them endless disasters and use all my arrows against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll bury them in misfortunes and bring them to an end with my arrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will increase their disasters, I will use up my arrows on them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I will heap evils on them. I will spend my arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend my arrows upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I will heap evils on them. I will spend my arrows on them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I heap calamities on them, "" I consume My arrows on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I gather upon them evils, Mine arrows I consume upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will gather evils upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.<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 heap evils upon them, and will spend my arrows among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will heap evils upon them, and I will expend my arrows among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will heap evils upon them and exhaust all my arrows against them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will heap disasters upon them, spend my arrows against them:<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 heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend my arrows upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall gather evils upon them and I shall feed them my thunderbolts.<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 heap evils upon them; I will spend Mine arrows upon them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will gather evils upon them, and will fight with my weapons against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-23.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=9161" 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">22</span>For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5595.htm" title="5595: ’as·peh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To sweep or snatch away, catch up. A primitive root; properly, to scrape together or away.">I will heap</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">disasters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: ’ă·ḵal·leh- (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">I will spend</a> <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.">My arrows</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">against them.</a> </span><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.…<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/6-19.htm">Jeremiah 6:19</a></span><br />Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16-17</a></span><br />When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food. / I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18-21</a></span><br />And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins. / I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze, / and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-10</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-16.htm">2 Kings 22:16-17</a></span><br />that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read, / because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Lamentations 3:47</a></span><br />Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-8.htm">Hosea 13:8</a></span><br />Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a></span><br />On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Isaiah 24:17-18</a></span><br />Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. / Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.<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/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="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7-12</a></span><br />Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. / Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, / a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will heap mischiefs on them; I will spend my arrows on them.</p><p class="hdg">heap mischiefs</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18,24</a></b></br> And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Isaiah 24:17,18</a></b></br> Fear, and the pit, and the snare, <i>are</i> upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth… </p><p class="hdg">spend</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12,13</a></b></br> If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Lamentations 3:13</a></b></br> He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16</a></b></br> When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for <i>their</i> destruction, <i>and</i> which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/24-8.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Calamities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-21.htm">Evils</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-16.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Mischiefs</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Misfortunes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Showered</a> <a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-21.htm">Troubles</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-40.htm">Use</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">Calamities</a> <a href="/joshua/24-20.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/psalms/34-19.htm">Evils</a> <a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Mischiefs</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Misfortunes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/job/18-15.htm">Showered</a> <a href="/judges/16-1.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-15.htm">Troubles</a> <a href="/judges/2-22.htm">Use</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>I will heap disasters upon them;</b><br>This phrase reflects God's judgment and the consequences of Israel's disobedience. In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is delivering a song that serves as a warning to the Israelites about the repercussions of turning away from God. The disasters mentioned can be understood as a series of calamities, including famine, disease, and military defeat, which are consistent with the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. Historically, these disasters were realized during various periods of Israel's history, such as the Babylonian exile. Theologically, this phrase underscores the principle of divine retribution, where God disciplines His people to bring them back to righteousness.<p><b>I will spend My arrows against them.</b><br>The imagery of arrows suggests a military metaphor, indicating that God will use various means to execute His judgment. In ancient Near Eastern culture, arrows were a common symbol of warfare and divine wrath. This phrase can be connected to other biblical passages where God is depicted as a warrior (e.g., <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12-13</a>, <a href="/lamentations/3-12.htm">Lamentations 3:12-13</a>). Theologically, the arrows can represent different forms of divine punishment, such as pestilence or enemy invasion. This imagery also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption through Jesus Christ, who bore the wrath of God on behalf of humanity, fulfilling the law and providing a way for reconciliation with God.<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 from God to the Israelites as a warning and reminder of God's power and justice.<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 and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, expressing His righteous anger and the impending judgment on Israel for their unfaithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, but where they will face consequences if they turn away from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_song_of_moses.htm">The Song of Moses</a></b><br>A prophetic song in <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Deuteronomy 32</a> that serves as a witness against Israel's future rebellion and God's faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is a response to sin and unfaithfulness. It serves as a reminder of His holiness and the seriousness of turning away from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God leads to severe consequences. This passage warns us to remain faithful and obedient to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithfulness_of_god.htm">The Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains faithful to His covenant. His actions are just and aimed at bringing His people back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>This verse serves as a call to repentance, urging believers to examine their lives and turn back to God before facing His discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_warnings.htm">The Importance of Heeding Warnings</a></b><br>The warnings in Scripture are given for our benefit. We must take them seriously and align our lives with God's will.<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/what_lessons_does_moses_teach_in_deut..htm">What lessons does Moses teach in Deuteronomy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_exodus_34_14_with_polytheism.htm">(Exodus 34:14) How do we reconcile the commandment against worshiping other gods with archaeological finds suggesting Israel's early polytheistic practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._27_8_imply_clearer_law_writing.htm">Does the command in Deuteronomy 27:8 to write the Law 'very clearly' imply a significant difference from earlier recordings of the Law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_blood_sustain_life.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 23:4?</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>(23) <span class= "bld">Mischiefs.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">ills. </span>Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm" title="When I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread:">Ezekiel 5:16</a> : "I will send upon them <span class= "ital">the evil arrows of famine . . .</span> I will <span class= "ital">increase </span>the famine upon them."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will spend mine arrows upon them</span>; I will inflict on them so many calamities that none shall remain. The evils sent on men by God are represented as arrows shot on them from above. (Cf. ver. 42; <a href="/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Psalm 38:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/45-5.htm">Psalm 45:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Psalm 58:7</a>; <a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14</a>; Homer, 'Iliad,' 1:45, etc.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-23.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 heap</span><br /><span class="heb">אַסְפֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’as·peh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5595.htm">Strong's 5595: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sweep or snatch away, catch up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disasters</span><br /><span class="heb">רָע֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon them;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֵ֖ימוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will spend</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲכַלֶּה־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḵal·leh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My arrows</span><br /><span class="heb">חִצַּ֖י</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">against them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:23 I will heap evils on them (Deut. 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