Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and will say: I live 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,
Darby Translation
For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!
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!
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, how that I - I am he: and that there is no God but I. I can kill, and make alive; and what I have smitten, that I can heal. Neither is there that can deliver any man out of my hand. 40 For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and will say: I live ever. 41 If I whet the lightning of my sword, and mine hand take in hand to do justice, I will show vengeance on mine enemies and will reward them that hate me.
Cross References
Genesis 14:22
And Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I lift up my hand unto the LORD God most high, possessor of heaven and earth,
Exodus 6:8
And I will bring you unto the land over the which I did lift up my hand to give it unto Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and will give it unto you for a possession: even I the LORD.'"
Numbers 14:28-30
Tell them that the LORD sayeth, 'As truly as I live, I will do unto you even as ye have spoken in mine ears.
Jeremiah 4:2
And shalt swear, 'The LORD liveth' in truth, in equity and righteousness: and all people shall be fortunable and joyful in him."
Hebrews 6:17-18
So God, willing very abundantly to show, unto the heirs of promise, the stableness of his counsel; he added an oath,
Revelation 10:5-6
And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea, and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven,