Deuteronomy 32

“Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.” Naming Give keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Because I will publish the name of the LORD : ascribe ye greatness unto our God.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and…” Naming Rock keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked…” The line’s distinctive content terms include spot, children, corrupted. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Do ye thus requite the LORD , O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders…” Naming Remember keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of…” Naming Adam and High keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For the LORD’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him…” The line’s distinctive content terms include apple, desert, howling. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on…” The line’s distinctive content terms include wings, abroad, beareth. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to…” The line’s distinctive content terms include rock, earth, fields. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of…” Naming Bashan and Butter keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he…” Naming Jeshurun keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.” The line’s distinctive content terms include provoked, abominations, anger. Its relationship to verses 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.” Naming Rock keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.” The line’s distinctive content terms include abhorred, daughters, LORD. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include arrows, heap, mischiefs. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:” The line’s distinctive content terms include cease, corners, remembrance. Its relationship to verses 25 and 27 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest…” Naming Our and Were keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!” The line’s distinctive content terms include consider, latter, understood. Its relationship to verses 28 and 30 shows what work it does in this passage.

“How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.” Naming Their keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is…” Naming See keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will…” The line’s distinctive content terms include enemies, glittering, hand. Its relationship to verses 42 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his…” Naming Rejoice keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.” Naming Hoshea and Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:” Naming Israel and Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho…” Naming Abarim and Canaan keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor…” Naming Aaron and Hor keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of…” Naming Israel and Yet keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.