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Deuteronomy 32:30 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 32 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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?”
Deuteronomy 32:30 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:30
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?—Moses poses a rhetorical question exposing Israel's defeat as divine abandonment, not military weakness. The phrase eikha yirdof echad elef (אֵיכָה יִרְדֹּף אֶחָד אֶלֶף, 'how should one chase a thousand') references covenant blessing's reversal. Leviticus 26:8 promised: 'Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred put ten thousand to flight.' Now the inverse occurs—one enemy defeats a thousand Israelites.The answer: im lo ki-tsuram mekharam (אִם לֹא כִּי־צוּ...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 32:30
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“and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.”
“he it is who fights for you”
“you will flee until you are left like a beacon on the top of a mountain”
“And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.”
“and have gained nothing from their sale.”
“and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow”
“because they had forsaken Yahweh”
“in the field”
“and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.”
“You were sold for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money.”