Deuteronomy 32:28 “Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them…”

Deuteronomy 32:28

Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

World English Bible

For they are a nation void of counsel. There is no understanding in them.

American Standard Version

For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.

Geneva Bible 1599

For they are a nation voide of counsel, neither is there any vnderstanding in them.

Darby Translation

For they are a nation void of counsel, And understanding is not in them.

Young's Literal Translation

For a nation lost to counsels [are] they, And there is no understanding in them.

Bible in Basic English

For they are a nation without wisdom; there is no sense in them.

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Cross references

“For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.”

Jeremiah 4:22 Job 28:28 Proverbs 1:7 Isaiah 27:11 Hosea 4:6 Deuteronomy 32:6

Jeremiah 4:22 · BSB

“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

Job 28:28 · BSB

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Proverbs 1:7 · BSB

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Isaiah 27:11 · BSB

When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

Hosea 4:6 · BSB

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Deuteronomy 32:6 · BSB

Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

27if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”

29If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.

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