Deuteronomy 32:27
Deuteronomy 32:26-27 The Message (MSG)
I could have said, “I’ll hack them to pieces, wipe out all trace of them from the Earth,” Except that I feared the enemy would grab the chance to take credit for all of it, Crowing, “Look what we did! GOD had nothing to do with this.”
Deuteronomy 32:27 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Deuteronomy 32:27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy, That their adversaries would misjudge, That they would say, “Our hand is triumphant, And the LORD has not done all this.” ’
Deuteronomy 32:27 New Century Version (NCV)
But I didn’t want their enemy to brag; their enemy might misunderstand and say, ‘We have won! The LORD has done none of this.’ ”
Deuteronomy 32:27 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Deuteronomy 32:27 New International Version (NIV)
but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest the adversary misunderstand and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed; the LORD has not done all this.’ ”
Deuteronomy 32:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand, Lest they should say, “Our hand is high; And it is not the LORD who has done all this.” ’
Deuteronomy 32:27 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Had I not feared the provocation of the enemy, That their adversaries would misjudge, That they would say, “Our [own] hand has prevailed, And the LORD has not done all this.” ’