Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!
New American Standard Bible
And say, as I live forever,
King James Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
Holman Bible
As surely as I live forever,
International Standard Version
"I solemnly swear to heaven I say "As certainly as I'm alive and living forever,
A Conservative Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever,
American Standard Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,
Amplified
‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven,
And say (swear an oath), as I live forever,
Bible in Basic English
For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,
Julia Smith Translation
For I will lift up my hand to the heavens, And I said, I live forever.
King James 2000
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [indeed] I lift up my hand to heaven, And I promise {as I live forever},
Modern King James verseion
For I lift up My hand to Heaven and say, I live forever!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and will say: I live ever.
NET Bible
For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever,
New Heart English Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,
The Emphasized Bible
For I lift up unto the heavens my hand, - And say, Living am, I, unto times age-abiding:
Webster
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
World English Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,
Youngs Literal Translation
For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live -- to the age!
Themes
Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
Hate » Those that hate the lord
Judgments » Denounced against disobedience
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Interlinear
Nasa'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 32:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses' Song
39 See now that I, I am HE, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand, 40 For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever! 41 If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
Cross References
Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the Most High God, possessor of heavens and earth,
Exodus 6:8
And I will bring you into the land concerning which I swore to give it unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; and I will give it you for a possession: I am Jehovah.
Numbers 14:28-30
Say unto them, As surely as I live, saith Jehovah, if I do not do unto you as ye have spoken in mine ears!
Jeremiah 4:2
and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, As Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
Hebrews 6:17-18
Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,
Revelation 10:5-6
And the angel whom I saw stand on the sea and on the earth lifted up his right hand to the heaven,