Deuteronomy 32:30

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

How could one enemy soldier chase a thousand of Israel's troops? Or how could two of theirs pursue ten thousand of ours? It can only happen if the LORD stops protecting Israel and lets the enemy win.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:16

Jeroboam sinned and caused the Israelites to sin. Now the LORD will desert Israel.

2 Kings 7:5

That evening the four men got up and left for the Syrian camp. As they walked towards the camp, the Lord caused the Syrian troops to hear what sounded like the roar of a huge force of cavalry. The soldiers said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel must have hired Hittite and Egyptian troops to attack us. Let's get out of here!” So they ran out of their camp that night, leaving their tents and horses and donkeys. When the four men with leprosy reached the edge of the Syrian camp, no one was there. They walked into one of the tents, where they ate and drank, before carrying off clothes, as well as silver and gold. They hid all this, then walked into another tent; they took what they wanted and hid it too.

1 Chronicles 12:14

All these men were army officers; some were high-ranking officers over a thousand troops, and others were officers over a hundred troops.

2 Chronicles 24:24

The Syrian army was very small, but the LORD let them defeat Judah's large army, because he was punishing Joash and the people of Judah for turning away from him.

Job 11:10

If God puts you in prison or drags you to court, what can you do?

Job 16:11

And God is the one who handed me over to this merciless mob.

Psalm 31:8

You kept me from the hands of my enemies, and you set me free.

Psalm 44:12

You sold your people for little or nothing, and you earned no profit.

Isaiah 30:17

As few as five of them, or even one, will be enough to chase a thousand of you. Finally, all that will be left will be a few survivors as lonely as a flag pole on a barren hill.

Isaiah 50:1

The LORD says, “Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

Isaiah 52:3

The LORD says: My people, you were sold, but not for money; now you will be set free, but not for a payment.

Leviticus 26:7

You will chase and destroy your enemies,

Leviticus 26:8

even if there are only five of you and a hundred of them, or only a hundred of you and ten thousand of them.

Matthew 18:25

But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.

Deuteronomy 32:4

The LORD is a mighty rock, and he never does wrong. God can always be trusted to bring justice.

Joshua 23:10

Any one of you can defeat a thousand enemy soldiers, because the LORD God fights for you, just as he promised.

Judges 2:14

with the Israelites that he let other nations raid Israel and steal their crops and other possessions. Enemies were everywhere, and the LORD always let them defeat Israel in battle. The LORD had warned Israel he would do this, and now the Israelites were miserable.

Judges 3:8

This made the LORD angry, so he let Israel be defeated by King Cushan Rishathaim of northern Syria, who ruled Israel eight years and made everyone pay taxes.

1 Samuel 2:2

No other god is like you. We're safer with you than on a high mountain.