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42 My arrows shall be drunk with blood!

My sword devours the flesh and blood

Of all the slain and captives.

The heads of the enemy

Are gory with blood.’

43 Praise his people,

Gentile nations,

For he will avenge his people,

Taking vengeance on his enemies,

Purifying his land

And his people.”

44-45 When Moses and Joshua had recited all the words of this song to the people,

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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