Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever, New Living Translation Now I raise my hand to heaven and declare, “As surely as I live, English Standard Version For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever, Berean Standard Bible For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, King James Bible For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. New King James Version For I raise My hand to heaven, And say, “As I live forever, New American Standard Bible ‘Indeed, I raise My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever, NASB 1995 ‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever, NASB 1977 ‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever, Legacy Standard Bible Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever, Amplified Bible ‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say (swear an oath), as I live forever, Christian Standard Bible I raise my hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, Holman Christian Standard Bible I raise My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, American Standard Version For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever, Aramaic Bible in Plain English Therefore I have lifted my hands over Heaven and I have said: ‘I live to eternity. Brenton Septuagint Translation For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and swear by my right hand, and I will say, I live for ever. Contemporary English Version "I make this solemn promise: Just as I live forever, Douay-Rheims Bible I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live for ever. English Revised Version For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever, GOD'S WORD® Translation I raise my hand toward heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever, Good News Translation As surely as I am the living God, I raise my hand and I vow International Standard Version "I solemnly swear to heaven— I say 'As certainly as I'm alive and living forever, JPS Tanakh 1917 For I lift up My hand to heaven, And say: As I live for ever, Literal Standard Version For I lift up My hand to the heavens, | And have said, I live for all time! Majority Standard Bible For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, New American Bible For I raise my hand to the heavens and will say: As surely as I live forever, NET Bible For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever, New Revised Standard Version For I lift up my hand to heaven, and swear: As I live forever, New Heart English Bible For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As I live forever, Webster's Bible Translation 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 declare, as I live forever, Young's Literal Translation For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live -- to the age! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of Moses…39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. 40For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, 41when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.… Cross References Revelation 4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever, Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: Revelation 10:5 Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven. Genesis 21:33 And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God. Numbers 14:21 "Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD, Psalm 144:8 whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful. Psalm 144:11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful. Treasury of Scripture For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. Genesis 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD. Numbers 14:28-30 Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: … Jump to Previous Age Declare Hand Heaven Heavens Indeed Life Lift Surely Swear UnendingJump to Next Age Declare Hand Heaven Heavens Indeed Life Lift Surely Swear UnendingDeuteronomy 32 1. Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance46. He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it 48. God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die (40, 41) For I lift up my hand.--This is the form in taking an oath. (Comp. Revelation 10:5.) The two verses may be connected thus: "For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live for ever, if I whet my lightning sword, and my hand take hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and repay them that hate me."Verses 40, 41. - These verses should be read continuously: For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever, if I whet my glittering sword, and if my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, etc. Lifting up the hand to heaven was a gesture intended to express that the person taking an oath appealed to God as a witness of his oath, and who would perish for falsehood (cf. Genesis 14:22); and "as the Lord liveth" was a common formula in taking an oath (cf. Numbers 14:21; 1 Samuel 14:39, 45; Jeremiah 5:2). As God could swear by none greater, he swore by himself (cf. Exodus 6:8; Numbers 14:30; Isaiah 45:23; Jeremiah 22:5; Hebrews 6:17), that if he did come forth to avenge himself of his enemies, he would not spare, but would do thoroughly what he had come forth to do. - Glittering sword; literally, lightning of sword (cf. Ezekiel 21:10 [15]). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I lift up אֶשָּׂ֥א (’eś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take My hand יָדִ֑י (yā·ḏî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3027: A hand to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to heaven שָׁמַ֖יִם (šā·ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and declare: וְאָמַ֕רְתִּי (wə·’ā·mar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say As surely as I אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I live חַ֥י (ḥay) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life forever, לְעֹלָֽם׃ (lə·‘ō·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Deuteronomy 32:40 NIVDeuteronomy 32:40 NLT Deuteronomy 32:40 ESV Deuteronomy 32:40 NASB Deuteronomy 32:40 KJV Deuteronomy 32:40 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 32:40 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 32:40 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 32:40 French Bible Deuteronomy 32:40 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:40 For I lift up my hand (Deut. 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