Parallel Verses
NET Bible
For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever,
New American Standard Bible
And say, as I live forever,
King James Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
Holman Bible
As surely as I live forever,
International Standard Version
"I solemnly swear to heaven I say "As certainly as I'm alive and living forever,
A Conservative Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever,
American Standard Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,
Amplified
‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven,
And say (swear an oath), as I live forever,
Bible in Basic English
For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,
Darby Translation
For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!
Julia Smith Translation
For I will lift up my hand to the heavens, And I said, I live forever.
King James 2000
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [indeed] I lift up my hand to heaven, And I promise {as I live forever},
Modern King James verseion
For I lift up My hand to Heaven and say, I live forever!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and will say: I live ever.
New Heart English Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,
The Emphasized Bible
For I lift up unto the heavens my hand, - And say, Living am, I, unto times age-abiding:
Webster
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
World English Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,
Youngs Literal Translation
For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live -- to the age!
Themes
Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
Hate » Those that hate the lord
Judgments » Denounced against disobedience
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Interlinear
Nasa'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 32:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses' Song
39 "See now that I, indeed I, am he!" says the Lord, "and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power. 40 For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever, 41 I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!
Cross References
Genesis 14:22
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, "I raise my hand to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow
Exodus 6:8
I will bring you to the land I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob -- and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord!'"
Numbers 14:28-30
Say to them, 'As I live, says the Lord, I will surely do to you just what you have spoken in my hearing.
Jeremiah 4:2
You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying, 'As surely as the Lord lives!' If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting."
Hebrews 6:17-18
In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,
Revelation 10:5-6
Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven