Deuteronomy Chapter 32 verse 1 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 32:1

Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
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BBE Deuteronomy 32:1

Give ear, O heavens, to my voice; let the earth take note of the words of my mouth:
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DARBY Deuteronomy 32:1

Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth!
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KJV Deuteronomy 32:1

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
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WBT Deuteronomy 32:1

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
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WEB Deuteronomy 32:1

Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak; Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
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YLT Deuteronomy 32:1

`Give ear, O heavens, and I speak; And thou dost hear, O earth, sayings of my mouth!
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - Heaven and earth are summoned to hearken to his words, both because of their importance, and because heaven and earth were interested, so to speak, as witnesses of the manifestation of God's righteousness and faithfulness about to be celebrated (cf. Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 30:19; Deuteronomy 31:28, 29; Isaiah 1:2; Jeremiah 2:12; Jeremiah 22:29).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersXXXII.(1) Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.--Comp. the opening of Isaiah 1:2, which is almost identical, excepting that the two words for "hearing" are transposed.