Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And in the howling waste of a wilderness;
He encircled him, He cared for him,
He guarded him as
King James Version
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
Holman Bible
in a barren, howling wilderness;
He surrounded him, cared for him,
and protected him as the pupil of His eye.
International Standard Version
The LORD found him in a desert land, in a barren, eerie wilderness. He surrounded, cared for, and guarded him as the pupil of his eye.
A Conservative Version
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness. He compassed him about. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.
American Standard Version
He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.
Amplified
“He found him in a desert land,
In the howling wasteland of a wilderness;
He kept circling him, He took care of him,
He protected him as the
Bible in Basic English
He came to him in the waste land, in the unpeopled waste of sand: putting his arms round him and caring for him, he kept him as the light of his eye.
Darby Translation
He found him in a desert land, And in the waste, howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he watched over him, He preserved him as the apple of his eye.
Julia Smith Translation
He will find him in the land of the desert, In a waste howling desolation: He will encompass him about; he will teach him, He will keep him as the pupil of the eye.
King James 2000
He found him in a desert land, and in the wasteland of the howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He found him in a desert land, and in a howling, desert wasteland; he {encircled him}, he cared for him, he protected him like the {apple} of his eye.
Modern King James verseion
He found him in a desert land, and in the deserted, howling wilderness. He led him about, He cared for him, He kept him as the pupil of His eye.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"He found him in a desert land, in a void ground and a roaring wilderness. He led him about and gave him understanding, and kept him as the apple of his eye.
NET Bible
The Lord found him in a desolate land, in an empty wasteland where animals howl. He continually guarded him and taught him; he continually protected him like the pupil of his eye.
New Heart English Bible
He found him in a desert land, in the waste howling wilderness. He surrounded him. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.
The Emphasized Bible
He met him in a desert land, And in the howling waste of a wilderness, - He encompassed him watched over him, Shielded him as the pupil of his own eye.
Webster
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
World English Bible
He found him in a desert land, in the waste howling wilderness. He surrounded him. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.
Youngs Literal Translation
He findeth him in a land -- a desert, And in a void -- a howling wilderness, He turneth him round -- He causeth him to understand -- He keepeth him as the apple of His eye.
Themes
Church » For other leaders » Precious
Church » Body of Christ » Precious
Deserts » Described as » Waste and howling
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The apple or ball
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 32:10
Images Deuteronomy 32:10
Prayers for Deuteronomy 32:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses' Song
9
But the LORD's portion is his people, Jacob his allotted heritage.
10
And in the howling waste of a wilderness;
He encircled him, He cared for him,
He guarded him as
Cross References
Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,
Zechariah 2:8
For thus said the LORD of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:
Proverbs 7:2
keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
Jeremiah 2:6
They did not say, 'Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and pits, in a land of drought and deep darkness, in a land that none passes through, where no man dwells?'
Hosea 13:5
It was I who knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought;
Deuteronomy 4:36
Out of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. And on earth he let you see his great fire, and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire.
Deuteronomy 8:15-16
who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock,
Nehemiah 9:19-21
you in your great mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud to lead them in the way did not depart from them by day, nor the pillar of fire by night to light for them the way by which they should go.
Psalm 32:7-10
You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
Psalm 107:4-5
Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;
Psalm 147:19-20
He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.
Song of Songs 8:5
Who is that coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved?Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother was in labor with you; there she who bore you was in labor.
Romans 2:18
and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law;
Romans 3:2
Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.