Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Deuteronomy 32:1 in other translations
| BSB | Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. |
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| WEB | Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth. |
| ASV | Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth. |
| YLT | ‘Give ear, O heavens, and I speak; And thou dost hear, O earth, sayings of my mouth! |
| DARBY | Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth! |
| BBE | Give ear, O heavens, to my voice; let the earth take note of the words of my mouth: |
| Webster | Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. |
What does Deuteronomy 32:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
De 32:1-43. Moses' Song, Which Sets Forth the Perfections of God.
1. Give ear, O ye heavens; ... hear, O earth--The magnificence of the exordium, the grandeur of the theme, the frequent and sudden transitions, the elevated strain of the sentiments and language, entitle this song to be ranked amongst the noblest specimens of poetry to be found in the Scriptures.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
The prophetical and historical song of Moses, showing forth the nature of God's doctrine, Deu 32:1-3. The character of God, Deu 32:4. The corruption of the people, Deu 32:5, Deu 32:6. They are called to remember God's kindness, Deu 32:7, and his dealings with them during their travels in the wilderness, Deu 32:8-14. Their ingratitude and iniquity, Deu 32:15-18. They are threatened with his judgments, Deu 32:19-28. A pathetic lamentation over them because of their sins, Deu 32:29-35. Gracious purposes in their behalf, mixed with reproaches for their manifold idolatries, and threatenings against his enemies, Deu 32:36-42. A promise of salvation to the Gentiles, Deu 32:43. Moses, having finished the song, warmly exhorts the people to obedience, Deu 32:44-47. God calls him up to the mount, that he may see the good land and then die, Deu 32:48-52. Verse 1 On the inimitable excellence of this ode much has been written by commentators, critics, and poets - and it is allowed by the best judges to contain a specimen of almost every species of excellence in composition. It is so thoroughly poetic that even the dull Jews themselves found they could not write it in the prose form; and hence it is distinguished as poetry in every Hebrew Bible by being written in its own hemistichs or short half lines, which is the general form of the Hebrew poetry; and were it translated in the same way it would be more easily understood. The song itself has suffered both by transcribers and translators, the former having mistaken some letters in different places, and made wrong combinations of them in others. As to the translators, most of them have followed their own fancy, from good Mr. Ainsworth, who ruined it by the most inanimate rhyming version, to certain latter poets, who have cast it unhallowedly into a European mould. See the observations at the end of the chapter, Deu 32:52. Give ear, O ye heavens - Let angels and men hear, and let this testimony of God be registered both in heaven and earth. Heaven and earth are appealed to as permanent witnesses.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:1-2
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Deuteronomy 32:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 32:1
- Isaiah 1:2
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
- Deuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
- Jeremiah 22:29
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.
- Psalms 49:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
- Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
- Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
- Psalms 50:4
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
- Deuteronomy 31:28
Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
- Jeremiah 2:12
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
Deuteronomy 32:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ESCUCHAD, cielos, y hablaré; y oiga la tierra los dichos de mi boca. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Cieux, prêtez l’oreille, et je parlerai; et toi terre, écoute les paroles de ma bouche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Horchet, ihr Himmel, und ich will reden; und die Erde höre die Worte meines Mundes! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Audite, cæli, quæ loquor: audiat terra verba oris mei. |