Deuteronomy 32:33
New International Version
Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.

New Living Translation
Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.

English Standard Version
their wine is the poison of serpents and the cruel venom of asps.

Berean Standard Bible
Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.

King James Bible
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

New King James Version
Their wine is the poison of serpents, And the cruel venom of cobras.

New American Standard Bible
“Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of vipers.

NASB 1995
“Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of cobras.

NASB 1977
“Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of cobras.

Legacy Standard Bible
Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of cobras.

Amplified Bible
“Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of vipers.

Christian Standard Bible
Their wine is serpents’ venom, the deadly poison of cobras.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their wine is serpents’ venom, the deadly poison of cobras.”

American Standard Version
Their wine is the poison of serpents, And the cruel venom of asps.

Contemporary English Version
their wine is more deadly than cobra venom.

English Revised Version
Their wine is the poison of dragons, And the cruel venom of asps.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their wine is snake venom, the deadly poison of cobras.

Good News Translation
like wine made from the venom of snakes.

International Standard Version
Their wine is the venom of serpents, a poisonous cobra.

Majority Standard Bible
Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.

NET Bible
Their wine is snakes' poison, the deadly venom of cobras.

New Heart English Bible
Their wine is the poison of serpents, The cruel venom of asps.

Webster's Bible Translation
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

World English Bible
Their wine is the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The poison of dragons [is] their wine "" And the fierce venom of cobras.

Young's Literal Translation
The poison of dragons is their wine And the fierce venom of asps.

Smith's Literal Translation
Their wine the wrath of dragons, And the fierce head of asps.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Their wine is the gall of dragons, and the venom of asps, which is incurable.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Their wine is the gall of snakes, and it is the incurable venom of asps.

New American Bible
Their wine is the venom of serpents, the cruel poison of vipers.

New Revised Standard Version
their wine is the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Their venom is the venom of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The venom of the Dragon is their venom and the poison of the evil asp.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the cruel poison of asps.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Their wine is the rage of serpents, and the incurable rage of asps.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Song of Moses
32But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. 33Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras. 34“Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults?…

Cross References
Psalm 58:4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

Jeremiah 8:14
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:15
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.

Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”

Job 20:16
He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.

Isaiah 59:5
They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.

Revelation 8:11
The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.

Revelation 9:19
For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.

Revelation 16:3
And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.

Revelation 16:4
And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.

Revelation 16:6
For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

Revelation 18:23
The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

Romans 3:13
“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

Matthew 23:33
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?


Treasury of Scripture

Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

the poison

Job 20:14-16
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him…

Psalm 58:4
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Psalm 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

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Deuteronomy 32
1. Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance
46. He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it
48. God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die














Their wine
In the context of Deuteronomy 32, "wine" symbolizes the intoxicating and corrupting influence of the pagan nations surrounding Israel. The Hebrew word for wine, "yayin," often represents joy and blessing in Scripture, but here it is used ironically to depict something that appears pleasurable but is ultimately harmful. Historically, wine was a common element in ancient Near Eastern cultures, often associated with feasting and religious rituals. In this verse, it serves as a metaphor for the deceptive allure of idolatry and sin.

is the venom of serpents
The imagery of "venom" and "serpents" evokes danger and death. The Hebrew word for venom, "chemah," can also mean wrath or fury, suggesting the destructive power of sin. Serpents are frequently used in the Bible as symbols of evil and deceit, most notably in the account of the Fall in Genesis 3. This phrase warns of the lethal consequences of turning away from God and embracing the practices of the nations that Israel was to dispossess.

the deadly poison of cobras
The "deadly poison" underscores the lethal nature of the influence being described. The Hebrew word "rosh" can mean poison or gall, emphasizing bitterness and fatality. Cobras, or "pethen" in Hebrew, are known for their swift and deadly strike, symbolizing the sudden and irreversible impact of sin. In the ancient world, cobras were feared for their potency, and this metaphor serves as a stark warning against the spiritual death that results from forsaking God's covenant.

Verse 33. - The wine of these grapes is poison and venom. Dragons; tannin (cf. Exodus 7:9, 10). Cruel [deadly] venom of asps. The pethen, one of the most poisonous of snakes, the bite of which was immediately fatal (Kitto, 'Bibl. Cycl.,' 3:494; Smith's 'Dict.,' 1:21). These figures express the thought that Israel had utterly corrupted their way and become abominable; probably also it is intimated that, as they had imitated the impiety of the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, they deserved to perish as they did (J.H. Michaelis).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Their wine
יֵינָ֑ם (yê·nām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication

is the venom
חֲמַ֥ת (ḥă·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

of serpents,
תַּנִּינִ֖ם (tan·nî·nim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8577: A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal

the deadly
אַכְזָֽר׃ (’aḵ·zār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 393: Violent, deadly, brave

poison
וְרֹ֥אשׁ (wə·rōš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7219: A poisonous plant, the poppy, poison

of cobras.
פְּתָנִ֖ים (pə·ṯā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6620: (a venomous serpent) perhaps cobra


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