Deuteronomy 32:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

What this verse means

Read Deuteronomy 32:28 in the flow of Deuteronomy32 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Deuteronomy32 to see the surrounding context.

Compare translations
BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For a nation lost to counsels <FI>are<Fi> they, And there is no understanding in them.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 32:28 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:6Is 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?
  2. Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  3. Psalms 81:12So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
  4. Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
  5. Isaiah 27:11When 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.
  6. Isaiah 29:14Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
  7. Jeremiah 4:22“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.”
  8. Jeremiah 8:9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
  9. Hosea 4:6My 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.
  10. Matthew 13:14In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
  11. Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
  12. 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring