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Let them rise up to help you! Let them give you shelter!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Where now are those gods, who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their offerings? Let those gods arise and help you! Let them provide you with shelter!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you; let them be your protection!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, <i>and</i> drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, <i>and</i> be your protection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, <i>And</i> drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise and help you, <i>And</i> be your refuge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Those who ate the fat of their sacrifices, <i>And</i> drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your protection!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, <i>And</i> drank the wine of their libation? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, <i>And</i> drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let it be a shelter for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let it be a shelter for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink-offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your protection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You offered them wine and your best sacrifices. Can't those gods help you now or give you protection? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your protection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Where are the gods who ate the fat from their sacrifices and drank the wine from their wine offerings? Let them come to help you! Let them be your refuge!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You fed them the fat of your sacrifices and offered them wine to drink. Let them come and help you now; let them run to your rescue. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their offerings and drank the wine that was their drink offering? Let them rise and help you and be your hiding place!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />who ate the best of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise and help you; let them be your refuge! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you. Let them be your protection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Which ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink-offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />which ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you! Let them be your protection. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who eat the fat of their sacrifices, "" [And] drink the wine of their drink-offering? Let them arise and help you, "" Let it be a hiding place for you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Which the fat of their sacrifices do eat, They drink the wine of their libation! Let them arise and help you, Let it be for you a hiding-place!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Whose fat of their sacrifices they shall eat; They shall drink the wine of their libations They shall rise up, and they shall succor you, It shall be for you protection.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Of whose victims they ate the fat, and drank the wine of their drink offerings: let them arise and help you, and protect you in your distress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They ate the fat of their victims, and they drank the wine of their libations. So let these rise up, and bring relief to you, and protect you in your distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their libations? Let them rise up now and help you! Let them be your protection! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />who ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their libations? Let them rise up and help you, let them be your protection!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them now rise up and help you, let them be your protection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For they were eating the fat of their sacrifices and they were drinking the wine of their drink offerings; let them arise now and let them help you and they shall be protectors over you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who did eat the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink-offering? Let him rise up and help you, Let him be your protection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the fat of whose sacrifices ye ate, and ye drank the wine of their drink-offerings? let them arise and help you, and be your protectors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-38.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=9285" 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">37</span>He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge, <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵê·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">ate</a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: ḥê·leḇ (N-msc) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">the fat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: zə·ḇā·ḥê·mōw (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">of their sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: yiš·tū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drank</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: yên (N-msc) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">the wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/5257.htm" title="5257: nə·sî·ḵām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- From nacak; properly, something poured out, i.e. A libation; also a molten image; by implication, a prince.">of their drink offerings?</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qū·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Let them rise up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: wə·ya‘·zə·ru·ḵem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp:: 2mp) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">and help you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">let them give you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5643.htm" title="5643: siṯ·rāh (N-fs) -- A covering, hiding place, secrecy. Or cithrah,; from cathar; a cover.">shelter!</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.…<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/2-28.htm">Jeremiah 2:28</a></span><br />But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Judges 10:14</a></span><br />Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-7.htm">Isaiah 46:7</a></span><br />They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27</a></span><br />At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-2.htm">Hosea 13:2</a></span><br />Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></span><br />Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a></span><br />The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-17.htm">Isaiah 44:17</a></span><br />From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Isaiah 45:20</a></span><br />Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a></span><br />Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a></span><br />Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a></span><br />Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22-23</a></span><br />Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Revelation 9:20</a></span><br />Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.</p><p class="hdg">eat the fat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-21.htm">Leviticus 21:21</a></b></br> No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13</a></b></br> Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-18.htm">Ezekiel 16:18,19</a></b></br> And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them… </p><p class="hdg">let them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Judges 10:14</a></b></br> Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/numbers/29-38.htm">Drink-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-39.htm">Drink-Offerings</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-8.htm">Help</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Hiding-Place</a> <a href="/numbers/29-38.htm">Libation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-6.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/14-9.htm">Protection</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/exodus/9-19.htm">Shelter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/joshua/5-11.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-13.htm">Drink-Offering</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Drink-Offerings</a> <a href="/joshua/5-11.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/joshua/10-17.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Hiding-Place</a> <a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Libation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/joshua/20-3.htm">Protection</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-11.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Shelter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Wine</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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The "fat" of the sacrifices was considered the best part and was often reserved for the deity being worshiped. In the context of Deuteronomy, this highlights the futility of idol worship, as these gods are depicted as consuming the offerings but providing no real benefit or power. This contrasts with the God of Israel, who is described as the living God who actively participates in the lives of His people (see <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a>).<p><b>and drank the wine of their drink offerings?</b><br>Drink offerings were libations poured out to deities as part of worship rituals. The mention of wine here emphasizes the richness and value of what was offered to these idols. In biblical times, wine was a symbol of joy and abundance, yet here it is wasted on lifeless idols. This critique of idol worship is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>, where the prophet mocks the absurdity of creating and worshiping idols.<p><b>Let them rise up and help you;</b><br>This is a rhetorical challenge, highlighting the impotence of idols. The call for these gods to "rise up" is ironic, as they have no power to act or intervene. This is reminiscent of Elijah's challenge to the prophets of Baal in <a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27</a>, where he mocks their god's inability to respond. The phrase underscores the biblical theme that only the God of Israel is living and active, capable of delivering and helping His people.<p><b>let them give you shelter!</b><br>The concept of "shelter" here implies protection and refuge, which are attributes often ascribed to God in the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/91.htm">Psalm 91:1-2</a>). The irony is that these idols, which are inanimate and powerless, cannot provide the security and protection that the true God offers. This serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God promises to be their protector and refuge (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Deuteronomy 33:27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Moses is delivering a song to the Israelites as a final message 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 audience of Moses' song, the Israelites are being reminded of their covenant with God and warned against turning to other gods.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_gods.htm">False gods</a></b><br>The entities being referenced in this verse, these are the idols that the Israelites have been tempted to worship, which Moses is condemning.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrifices_and_drink_offerings.htm">Sacrifices and Drink Offerings</a></b><br>These are the rituals performed by the Israelites, which they have wrongly offered to false gods instead of the one true God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The context of this message is the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land, where they are to live according to God's laws and avoid idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idols, whether ancient or modern, cannot provide true help or shelter. Trusting in anything other than God is ultimately futile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_exclusive_worthiness_of_worship.htm">God's Exclusive Worthiness of Worship</a></b><br>Only God is worthy of our sacrifices and offerings. Our devotion should be directed solely to Him, as He is the only one who can truly provide for and protect us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_forgetting_god.htm">The Danger of Forgetting God</a></b><br>When we forget God's past faithfulness and turn to other sources for security, we risk losing the blessings and protection that come from a relationship with 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 for those who have strayed from God. It is a reminder to return to Him and forsake all idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites were in a covenant relationship with God, and this verse underscores the importance of remaining faithful to that covenant, a principle that applies to believers today.<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/why_must_all_believe_in_jesus_for_salvation.htm">Why does an all-loving God require belief in Jesus for salvation, even for those who never had the chance to hear about Him?</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/how_does_psalm_75_8_align_with_god's_love.htm">Psalm 75:8 depicts God forcing the wicked to drink a cup of wrath; how does this harmonize with notions of a loving and merciful God in the New Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_christians_handle_pet_loss.htm">What are the doctrines of demons?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-38.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">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ate</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכֵ֔לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵê·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<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">the fat</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֤לֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·leḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, richest, choice part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their sacrifices</span><br /><span class="heb">זְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(zə·ḇā·ḥê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drank</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁתּ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·tū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wine</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(yên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their drink offerings?</span><br /><span class="heb">נְסִיכָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·sî·ḵām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5257.htm">Strong's 5257: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something poured out, a libation, a molten image, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let them rise up</span><br /><span class="heb">יָק֙וּמוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qū·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and help you;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya‘·zə·ru·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To surround, protect, aid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let them give you</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shelter!</span><br /><span class="heb">סִתְרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(siṯ·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5643.htm">Strong's 5643: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, hiding place, secrecy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Deuteronomy 32:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:38 Which ate the fat of their sacrifices (Deut. 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