Deuteronomy 32:4-14

4 "The Lord is your mighty defender, perfect and just in all his ways; Your God is faithful and true; he does what is right and fair.
5 But you are unfaithful, unworthy to be his people, a sinful and deceitful nation.
6 Is this the way you should treat the Lord, you foolish, senseless people? He is your father, your Creator, he made you into a nation.
7 "Think of the past, of the time long ago; ask your parents to tell you what happened, ask the old people to tell of the past.
8 The Most High assigned nations their lands; 1 he determined where peoples should live. He assigned to each nation a heavenly being,
9 but Jacob's descendants he chose for himself.
10 "He found them wandering through the desert, a desolate, wind-swept wilderness. He protected them and cared for them, as he would protect himself.
11 Like an eagle teaching its young to fly, catching them safely on its spreading wings, the Lord kept Israel from falling.
12 The Lord alone led his people without the help of a foreign god.
13 "He let them rule the highlands, and they ate what grew in the fields. They found wild honey among the rocks; their olive trees flourished in stony ground.
14 Their cows and goats gave plenty of milk; they had the best sheep, goats, and cattle, the finest wheat, and the choicest wine.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. 32.8Acts 17.26.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. [Probable text] But you . . . people; [Hebrew unclear.]
  • [b]. teaching its young to fly; [or] watching over its young.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.