Deuteronomy 32:8

Easy To Read Version

God Most-High separated the people on earth and gave each nation its own land. God set up borders for those people. He made as many nations as there are angels. [211]

Cross References

Genesis 10:15

Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was Canaan’s first son. Canaan was also the father of {Het, the father of} the Hittite people.

Genesis 10:25

Eber was the father of two sons. One son was named Peleg. [63] He was given this name because the earth was divided during his life. The other son was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:5

All the people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea came from these sons of Japheth. Each son had his own land. All the families grew and became different nations. Each nation had its own language.

1 Chronicles 16:18

The Lord said to Israel:\par “I will give the land of Canaan to you.\par The promised land will be yours.”\par

Job 15:19

They alone lived in their country.\par There were no foreigners passing through.\par \{So no person told them strange ideas.\}\par

Psalm 115:16

Heaven belongs to the Lord.\par But he gave the earth to people.\par

Psalm 50:14

So bring your thank offerings {\cf2\super [301]} \par \{to share with the other worshipers\}\par and come to be with God.\par You made promises to God Most High,\par so give him the things you promised.\par

Psalm 7:17

I praise the Lord because he is good.\par I praise the name of the Lord Most-High.\par

Psalm 74:17

You set the limits for everything on earth.\par And you created summer and winter.\par

Psalm 82:6

I (God) say,\par “You are gods.\par You are sons of God Most-High.\par

Psalm 91:1

You can go to God Most-High to hide.\par You can go to the God All-Powerful\par for protection.\par

Psalm 92:8

But Lord, you will be honored forever.\par

Isaiah 14:14

I will go up to the altar in the clouds.\par I will be like God Most-High.”\par

Daniel 4:17

A holy angel announced this punishment. Why? So all the people on earth may know that God Most High rules over the kingdoms of men. God gives those kingdoms to anyone he wants to. And God chooses humble people to rule those kingdoms!

Daniel 5:18

“King, God Most High made your grandfather {\cf2\super [58]} Nebuchadnezzar a very great and powerful king. God made him very important.

Micah 2:5

So we will not be able\par to measure the land\par and divide it among the Lord’s people.’”\par

Numbers 23:9

I see those people from the mountain. I see them from the high hills. Those people live alone. They are not part of another nation.

Numbers 24:16

I heard this message from God. I learned what God Most-High taught me. I saw what God All-Powerful [300] showed me. I humbly tell what I clearly see.

Acts 17:26

God began by making one man (Adam). From him God made all the different people. God made them to live everywhere in the world. God decided exactly when and where they must live.

Acts 7:48

“But the Most High (God) does not live in houses that men build with their hands. This is what the prophet {\cf2\super [146]} writes:

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Israel will live in safety, Jacob’s well belongs to them. They will get a land of grain and wine. And that land will get plenty of rain.