Deuteronomy 32 · Verse 39

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Deuteronomy 32:39, King James Version

Deuteronomy 32:39 in other translations

BSBSee 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.
WEB“See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
ASVSee now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
YLTSee ye, now, that I--I am He, And there is no god with Me: I put to death, and I keep alive; I have smitten, and I heal; And there is not from My hand a deliverer,
DARBYSee now that I, I am HE, And there is nogod with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand,
BBESee now, I myself am he; there is no other god but me: giver of death and life, wounding and making well: and no one has power to make you free from my hand.
WebsterSee now that I, even I am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

What does Deuteronomy 32:39 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 See now that I-am he - Be convinced that God alone can save, and God alone can destroy, and that your idols can neither hurt nor help you. I kill, and I make alive, etc. - My mercy is as great as my justice, for I am as ready to save the penitent as I was to punish the rebellious.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:39-43
This conclusion of the song speaks, 1. Glory to God. No escape can be made from his power. 2. It speaks terror to his enemies. Terror indeed to those who hate him. The wrath of God is here revealed from heaven against them. 3. It speaks comfort to his own people. The song concludes with words of joy. Whatever judgments are brought upon sinners, it shall go well with the people of God.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 32:39 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רְא֣וּ\׀re.'UseeH7200
עַתָּ֗ה'a.TahnowH6258
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589
ה֔וּאHu'[am] heH1931
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him[is] a godH430
עִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.Diwith meH5973
אֲנִ֧י'a.NiIH589
אָמִ֣ית'a.MitI put to deathH4191
וַאֲחַיֶּ֗הva.'a.chai.Yehand I may restore to lifeH2421
מָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ma.Chatz.tiI woundH4272
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589
אֶרְפָּ֔א'er.Pa'I healH7495
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
מִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.Difrom hand myH3027
מַצִּֽיל\׃ma.Tzil[is] a delivererH5337

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 32:39

  • 1 Samuel 2:6

    The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

  • Hosea 6:1

    Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

  • Job 5:18

    For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  • Isaiah 45:5

    I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

  • Isaiah 45:22

    Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

  • Isaiah 43:13

    Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

  • Isaiah 46:4

    And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

  • Isaiah 45:18

    For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

  • Psalms 68:20

    He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

  • Revelation 1:17-18

    And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

  • Isaiah 41:4

    Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.

  • Psalms 50:22

    Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I, even I.
Ps 102:27; Isa 41:4; 45:5,18,22; 46:4; 48:12; Heb 1:12; Re 1:11; 2:8
no god.
4:35; Isa 45:5,18,22
I kill.
1Sa 2:6; 2Ki 5:7; Job 5:18; Ps 68:20; Isa 43:13; Ho 6:1; Joh 8:24
Re 1:17,18
neither.
Job 10:7; Ps 50:22; Isa 43:13; Mic 5:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 32:38

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  • Deuteronomy 32:40

    For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

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Deuteronomy 32:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ved ahora que yo, yo soy, y no hay dioses conmigo: yo hago morir, y yo hago vivir: yo hiero, y yo curo: y no hay quien pueda librar de mi mano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voyez maintenant que c’est moi, moi, le Même, et il n’y a point de dieu à côté de moi; Moi, je tue, et moi, je fais vivre; moi, je blesse, et moi, je guéris; et il n’y a personne qui délivre de ma main.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sehet nun, daß ich, ich bin, der da ist, und kein Gott neben mir! Ich töte, und ich mache lebendig, ich zerschlage, und ich heile; und niemand ist, der aus meiner Hand errettet!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Videte quod ego sim solus, et non sit alius deus præter me: ego occidam, et ego vivere faciam: percutiam, et ego sanabo, et non est qui de manu mea possit eruere.