Deuteronomy 32:6

Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
requite	תִּגְמְלוּ tig.me.lu-	H1580	to treat a person (well or ill) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
LORD	לַיְהוָה֙ la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
foolish	נָבָ֖ל na.Val	H5036	stupid · adjective, masculine singular absolute
people	עַ֥ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
unwise	חָכָ֑ם cha.Kham	H2450	wise · adjective, masculine singular absolute
father	אָבִ֣יךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
bought	קָּנֶ֔ךָ ka.Ne.cha	H7069	to erect · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
made	עָֽשְׂךָ֖ 'a.se.Kha	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
established	וַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ Vay.kho.ne.Ne.kha	H3559	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Isaiah 63:16 Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer;…
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,…
Psalms 74:2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherei…
Isaiah 44:2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, w…
Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Deuteronomy 1:31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, un…
Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made…
Deuteronomy 32:18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:1-6

Here is, I. A commanding preface or introduction to this song of Moses, Deu 32:1, Deu 32:2. He begins, 1. With a solemn appeal to heaven and earth concerning the truth and importance of what he was about to say, and the justice of the divine proceedings against a rebellious and backsliding people, for he had said (Deu 31:28) that he would in this song call heaven and earth to record against them. Heaven and earth would sooner hear than this perverse and unthinking people; for they revolt not from the obedience to their Creator, but continue to this day, according to his ordinances, as his servants (Psa 119:89-91), and therefore will rise up in judgment against rebellious Israel. Heaven and e…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 32:6

is not he thy father that hath bought thee--or emancipated thee from Egyptian bondage. and made thee--advanced the nation to unprecedented and peculiar privileges.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 32:6

Do you thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise,.... This is also a proper character of the Jews in the times of Christ, who are often by him called "fools", Matthew 23:17; being very ignorant of the Scriptures, and of the prophecies in them respecting him, setting up their own traditions on a level with the word of God, or above it; they were ignorant of the law of God, and the meaning of it; of the righteousness of God, of the righteousness of his nature, and of what the law required, as well as of the righteousness of Christ, and of him as a spiritual Redeemer, and of salvation by him; and a most egregious instance of their folly, and of want of wisdom, was their ingratitude to…

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John Calvin on Deuteronomy 32:1-43

Deuteronomy 32:1-52 1. Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 1. Auseultate coeli, et loquar, et audiat terra eloquia oris mei. 2. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew; as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 2. Stillabit, ut pluvia, doctrina mea: stillabit ut ros eloquium meum, ut pluviae gramen, et ut irabet super herbam. 3. Because I will publish the name of the Lord; ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 3. Quia nomen Jehovae invocabo: date magnitudinem Deo nostro. 4. He is the Rock, his work is perfect; for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth, and without iniquity…

The Church Fathers

But if the Lord himself is Creator of all things, we must consider in what manner he is said "to have acquired" what is without doubt his own. It is said also in another song in Deuteronomy: "Is not he himself your God who made you and created you and acquired you?" For each one appears to acquire that which was not his own. Indeed, on this basis the heretics also say of the Savior that he "acquired" those who were not his; for with the price which was paid he purchased men whom the Creator had made. And it is certain, they say, that everyone buys that which is not his own; indeed, the apostle says, "You have been bought with a price."
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON EXODUS 6:9

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Dictionary and topics

Father — A name applied (1) to any ancestor (Deut. 1:11; 1 Kings 15:11; Matt. 3:9; 23:30, etc.); and (2) as a title of respect to a chief, ruler, or elder, etc. (Judg. 17:10; 18:19; 1 Sam. 10:12; 2 Kings…
Fear of the Lord the — Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Adoption · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Character Of The Wicked · Foolish — Foolish
Ingratitude · OF MAN TO GOD — OF MAN TO GOD
Ingratitude To God · Exceeding folly of — Exceeding folly of
Obligation · A motive of obedience — A motive of obedience
Privileges Of Saints · Having God for their: Father — Having God for their: Father
Psalms · righteousness, and — righteousness, and

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 32:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 32:6

John Gill on Deuteronomy 32:6

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 32:1-43

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 32:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 32:6

John Gill on Deuteronomy 32:6

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 32:1-43

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 32:1-43

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 32:4

Rashi on Deuteronomy 32:6