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42 My enemies will be killed and taken as prisoners.
    My arrows will be covered with their blood.
    My sword will cut off the heads of their soldiers.’

43 “The whole world should be happy for God’s people!
    God punishes people who kill his servants.
He gives his enemies the punishment they deserve.
    And he makes his land and people pure.”

Moses Teaches the People His Song

44 Moses and Joshua son of Nun came and sang all the words of this song for the Israelites to hear.

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42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,(A)
    while my sword devours flesh:(B)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

43 Rejoice,(C) you nations, with his people,[a][b]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;(D)
he will take vengeance on his enemies(E)
    and make atonement for his land and people.(F)

44 Moses came with Joshua[c](G) son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
  2. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /
  3. Deuteronomy 32:44 Hebrew Hoshea, a variant of Joshua