Deuteronomy 32:26-38 - The Weakness Of Other Gods

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‘I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces [scattering them far away],
I will remove the memory of them from men,”
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Had I not feared the provocation of the enemy,
That their adversaries would misjudge,
That they would say, “Our [own] hand has prevailed,
And the Lord has not done all this.”’ ²⁸
“For they are a nation devoid of counsel,
And there is no understanding in them.
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“O that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
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“How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the Lord had given them up?
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“For their rock is not like our Rock,
Even our enemies themselves judge this.
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“For their vine is from the vine of Sodom,
And from the fields of Gomorrah;
Their grapes are grapes of poison,
Their clusters, bitter.
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“Their wine is the venom of serpents,
And the deadly poison of vipers. ³⁴
‘Is it not laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up in My treasuries?
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‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their disaster is at hand,
And their doom hurries to meet them.’
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“For the Lord will vindicate His people,
And will have compassion on His servants,
When He sees that their strength (hand) is gone,
And none remains, whether bond or free.
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“And He will say, ‘Where are their gods,
The rock in which they took refuge?
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‘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!