Deuteronomy 32:39 “See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I…”

Deuteronomy 32:39

See 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

World English Bible

“See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.

American Standard Version

See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

Geneva Bible 1599

Behold now, for I, I am he, and there is no gods with me: I kill, and giue life: I wound, and I make whole: neither is there any that can deliuer out of mine hand.

Darby Translation

See now that I, I am HE, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand,

Young's Literal Translation

See ye, now, that I — I [am] He, And there is no god with Me: I put to death, and I keep alive; I have smitten, and I heal; And there is not from My hand a deliverer,

Bible in Basic English

See now, I myself am he; there is no other god but me: giver of death and life, wounding and making well: and no one has power to make you free from my hand.

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Cross references

“I, even I”

Isaiah 45:5 Isaiah 45:22 Isaiah 46:4 Isaiah 45:18 Isaiah 41:4 Psalm 102:27

Isaiah 45:5 · BSB

I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,

Isaiah 45:22 · BSB

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 46:4 · BSB

Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.

Isaiah 45:18 · BSB

For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Isaiah 41:4 · BSB

Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”

Psalm 102:27 · BSB

But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.

“no god”

Deuteronomy 4:35

Deuteronomy 4:35 · BSB

You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.

“I kill”

1 Samuel 2:6 Hosea 6:1 Job 5:18 Isaiah 43:13 Psalm 68:20 2 Kings 5:7

1 Samuel 2:6 · BSB

The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

Hosea 6:1 · BSB

Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.

Job 5:18 · BSB

For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

Isaiah 43:13 · BSB

Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”

Psalm 68:20 · BSB

Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

2 Kings 5:7 · BSB

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

“neither”

Psalm 50:22 Job 10:7 Micah 5:8

Psalm 50:22 · BSB

Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

Job 10:7 · BSB

though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?

Micah 5:8 · BSB

Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with…

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

In context

38which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!

40For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

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