Deuteronomy 32:42
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 32:42 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 32:42 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 32:42 — KJV
“I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.”
— Deuteronomy 32:42 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 32:42 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 32:42
“If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. go about...: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:42: make, mine, sword
“Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle. pour...: Heb. pour them out”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:42: mine, blood, sword
“For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:42: drunk, blood, sword
“And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:42: make, blood, flesh
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:42: make, blood, flesh
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