Deuteronomy 32:27
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 32 connects to 10 cross-references. Moses recites the Song of Moses, a poetic summary of Israel's history with God: God's faithfulness as a father, Israel's rebellion and apostasy with foreign gods, God's punishment through enemy nations, and ultimately God's vengeance on those enemies and compassion …
Other Translations
Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, And Jehovah hath not done all this.
If not--the anger of an enemy I fear, Lest their adversaries know--Lest they say, Our hand is high, And Jehovah hath not wrought all this.
But for the fear that their haters, uplifted in their pride, might say, Our hand is strong, the Lord has not done all this.
Cross References
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Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of …
Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he …
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and …
For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to …
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy …
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh …