Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
How shall one chase a thousand; And two shall cause ten thousand to flee, If that their Rock had not sold them, And Jehovah delivered them up?
New American Standard Bible
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their
And the Lord had given them up?
King James Version
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
Holman Bible
or two put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
unless the Lord had given them up?
International Standard Version
How can one person chase a thousand of them and two put a myriad to flight, unless their Rock delivers them and the LORD gives them up?
A Conservative Version
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight unless their Rock had sold them, and LORD had delivered them up?
American Standard Version
How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
Amplified
“How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the Lord had given them up?
Bible in Basic English
How would it be possible for one to overcome a thousand, and two to send ten thousand in flight, if their rock had not let them go, if the Lord had not given them up?
Darby Translation
How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
King James 2000
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had given them up?
Lexham Expanded Bible
How could one chase a thousand and two could cause a myriad to flee, if their Rock had not sold them, and Yahweh had [not] given them up?
Modern King James verseion
How shall one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and Jehovah had shut them up?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
How cometh it that one shall chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand of them to flight - except their rock had sold them, and because the LORD had delivered them.
NET Bible
How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the Lord had handed them over?
New Heart English Bible
How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had delivered them up?
The Emphasized Bible
Oh! how would one, have chased, a thousand! And, two, put, ten thousand to flight, - Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And, Yahweh, had abandoned them;
Webster
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
World English Bible
How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and Yahweh had delivered them up?
Youngs Literal Translation
How doth one pursue a thousand, And two cause a myriad to flee! If not -- that their rock hath sold them, And Jehovah hath shut them up?
Themes
Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
Holy spirit » Withdrawn from incorrigible sinners
Interlinear
'echad
Radaph
Tsuwr
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 32:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses' Song
29 Would they were wise! will they look at this? Will they discern to their latter part? 30 How shall one chase a thousand; And two shall cause ten thousand to flee, If that their Rock had not sold them, And Jehovah delivered them up? 31 For their rock not as our Rock, And our enemies judging.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Leviticus 26:8
And five from you chased a hundred, and a hundred from you chased ten thousand: and your enemies fell before you to the sword.
Joshua 23:10
One man from you shall pursue a thousand: for Jehovah your God he fought for you as he spake to you.
Psalm 44:12
Thou wilt sell thy people without riches, and thou didst not increase by their price.
Isaiah 30:17
One thousand from before the rebuke of one; from before the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye were left as a mast upon the head of the mountain, and as a signal upon the hill.
Judges 2:14
And the wrath of Jehovah will kindle against Israel, and he will give them into the hand of plunderers, and they will plunder them; and he will sell them into the hand of their enemies from round about, and they will no more be able to stand before the face of their enemies.
Judges 3:8
And the wrath of Jehovah will kindle against Israel, and he will sell them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram-Naharim: and the sons of Israel will serve Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.
Judges 7:22-23
And the three hundred will clang the trumpets, and Jehovah will set the sword of a man against his neighbor and in all the camp: and the camp fled even to the House of Acacia of Zererath, even to the lip of Abel-Meholah, to Tabbath.
1 Samuel 14:15-17
And terror will be in the camp, in the field, and in all the people of the garrison: and the destroyers trembled, they also, and the earth will be moved; and it will be for the terror of God.
2 Chronicles 24:24
For with a smallness of men came the army of Aram, and Jehovah gave into their hand an army to a great multitude, for they forsook Jehovah the God of their fathers. And they did judgment with Joash.
Job 11:10
If he shall pass on, and shut up, and gather together, who shall turn him back.
Job 16:11
God will shut me up to the evil one, and he will cast me into the hands of the unjust
Psalm 31:8
And thou didst not shut me up in the hand of the enemy: thou didst cause my feet to stand in a broad place.
Isaiah 50:1
Thus said Jehovah, Where this writing of cutting off of your mother which I sent her away? or which of my creditors whom I sold you to him? Behold, in your iniquities ye sold yourselves, and in your transgressions your mother was sent away.
Isaiah 52:3
For thus said Jehovah, Ye sold yourselves gratuitously, and ye shall not be redeemed with silver.
Matthew 18:25
And he not having to give back, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children, and all which he had also to be given back.