Deuteronomy 32:37

37 He will say: “Now where are their gods, the rock they took refuge in,

Deuteronomy 32:37 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
37 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
English Standard Version (ESV)
37 Then he will say, 'Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
New Living Translation (NLT)
37 Then he will ask, ‘Where are their gods, the rocks they fled to for refuge?
The Message Bible (MSG)
37 He'll say, "So where are their gods, the rock in which they sought refuge,
American Standard Version (ASV)
37 And he will say, Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
37 Then he will ask, "Where are their gods? Where is the rock they took refuge in?
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
37 He will say: "Where are their gods, the 'rock' they found refuge in?
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
37 He'll say, "Where are their gods now? Where is the rock they went to for safety?

Deuteronomy 32:37 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 32:37

And he shall say, where [are] their gods?
&c.] Not the Lord shall say to Israel, upbraiding them with their idols and their idolatries; but, as the Targum of Jonathan,

``the enemy shall say, where is the God of Israel?''

and to the same purpose is, the Jerusalem Targum, and which is the sense of other Jewish writers F23; and the words may be rendered impersonally, and in the singular number, "and it shall be said, where is their God?" as it follows,

[their] rock in whom they trusted?
that is, it shall be said to the people of God, when in the low estate before described, and which will make it still more distressing; it shall be said to them by their enemies in a sneering way, where is the Lord their God they boasted of, and the rock of salvation in whom they trusted? which agrees with other passages of Scripture, ( Psalms 42:3 Psalms 42:10 ) ( 79:10 ) ( Micah 7:9 ) . The persons insulted and upbraided are the Protestant witnesses at the time of their being slain; when "they that dwell upon the earth", the Papists, "shall rejoice over them", ( Revelation 11:10 ) ; they are such who are true believers in the God and Father of Christ, as their God and Father in Christ, who of his own free grace has blessed them with all spiritual blessings in him; and who trust in Christ the rock alone for justification before God, for acceptance with him, and for their whole salvation; rejecting the Popish notion of justification by works, the doctrines of merit, and of works of supererogation, and the like; who now will be taunted at, and triumphed over, saying, where is the God of the Protestants they gloried in, as being on their side? and where is their rock on which they say the church is built, and not on Peter?


FOOTNOTES:

F23 Aben Ezra & R. Nehemiah in Jarchi in loc.

Deuteronomy 32:37 In-Context

35 It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.”
36 The LORD will vindicate his people and relent concerning his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
37 He will say: “Now where are their gods, the rock they took refuge in,
38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up to help you! Let them give you shelter!
39 “See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Judges 10:14; Jeremiah 2:28; Jeremiah 11:12
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