Deuteronomy 32:39-52 ▼

39 |Look now! I AM, and there is no other god besides me. I myself cause death and I sustain life; I wound severely and I also heal; from my power no one can deliver.

40 |I solemnly swear to heaven— I say 'As certainly as I'm alive and living forever,

41 I'll whet my shining sword, with my hands in firm grasp of judgment. I'll show vengeance on my adversary and repay those who keep on hating me.

42 I'll make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword will devour flesh, along with the blood of the slain, and I'll take their enemy leaders captive.'

43 |Sing for joy, nations! Sing for joy, people who belong to him! For he'll avenge the blood of his servants, turn on his adversary, and cleanse both his land and his people.|

44 So Moses and Nun's son Joshua came and recited all the words of this song while the people were assembled.

45 When Moses had finished addressing all of these words to all Israel,

46 he told them, |Take to heart my entire testimony against you today. Command your children to observe carefully every word of this Law,

47 because they're not just empty words for you—they are your very life. Through these instructions you will live long in the land that you are about to cross over the Jordan River to possess.|

48 Later that day, the LORD told Moses,

49 |Ascend this Abarim mountain range toward Mount Nebo in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and look out over the land of Canaan that I'm about to give to the Israelis as a possession.

50 You will die on the mountain that you are about to ascend and be taken to be with your ancestors, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was taken to be with his ancestors.

51 Both of you acted unfaithfully against me among the Israelis at Meribah-kadesh in the desert of Zin, when you failed to uphold my holiness among the Israelis.

52 You'll see the land from a distance, but you won't be able to enter the land that I am about to give to the Israelis.|