Parallel Verses
Amplified
“For they are a nation devoid of counsel,
And there is no understanding in them.
New American Standard Bible
And there is no understanding in them.
King James Version
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
Holman Bible
with no understanding at all.
International Standard Version
They are a nation devoid of purpose and without insight.
A Conservative Version
For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.
American Standard Version
For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.
Bible in Basic English
For they are a nation without wisdom; there is no sense in them.
Darby Translation
For they are a nation void of counsel, And understanding is not in them.
Julia Smith Translation
For they a nation destroying counsels, And no understanding in them.
King James 2000
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For {they are a nation void of sense}, and there is not [any] understanding in them.
Modern King James verseion
For they are a nation without wisdom, neither is there any understanding in them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"'For it is a nation that hath an unhappy forecast, and hath no understanding in them.
NET Bible
They are a nation devoid of wisdom, and there is no understanding among them.
New Heart English Bible
For they are a nation void of counsel. There is no understanding in them.
The Emphasized Bible
For a nation of vanished sagacity, they are, - And there is in them no understanding.
Webster
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
World English Bible
For they are a nation void of counsel. There is no understanding in them.
Youngs Literal Translation
For a nation lost to counsels are they, And there is no understanding in them.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 32:28
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Context Readings
Moses' Song
27
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.”’
“For they are a nation devoid of counsel,
And there is no understanding in them.
“O that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:6
“Do you thus repay the Lord,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is not He your Father who has acquired you [as His own]?
He has made you and established you [as a nation].
Isaiah 27:11
When its branches are dry, they are broken off;
The women come and
For they are not a people of understanding,
Therefore He who made them will not have compassion on them,
And He who created them will not be gracious to them.
Jeremiah 4:22
“For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah];
“They do not know Me;
They are foolish children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd [enough] to do evil,
But they do not know [how] to do good.”
Job 28:28
“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
Psalm 81:12
“So I gave them up to the stubbornness of their heart,
To walk in [the path of] their own counsel.
Proverbs 1:7
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence];
But arrogant
Isaiah 29:14
Therefore, listen carefully, I will again do marvelous and amazing things with this people, wonderful and astonishing things;
And the wisdom of their wise men will perish,
And the understanding of their discerning men will be hidden.”
Jeremiah 8:9
“The wise men are shamed,
They are dismayed and caught.
Behold, they have [manipulated and] rejected the [truth in the] word of the Lord,
And what kind of wisdom and insight do they have?
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will].
Because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge,
I will also reject you from being My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your children.
Matthew 13:14-15
Romans 11:25
I do not want you, believers, to be unaware of this mystery [God’s previously hidden plan]—so that you will not be wise in your own opinion—that a partial hardening has [temporarily] happened to Israel [to last] until the full number of the Gentiles has come in;
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness (absurdity, stupidity) before God; for it is written [in Scripture], “[He is] The one who catches the wise and clever in their craftiness;”