Deuteronomy 32:40
Modern Translations
New International Version
I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever,

New Living Translation
Now I raise my hand to heaven and declare, “As surely as I live,

English Standard Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever,

Berean Study Bible
For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

New American Standard Bible
‘Indeed, I raise My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,

NASB 1995
'Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,

NASB 1977
‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,

Amplified Bible
‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say (swear an oath), as I live forever,

Christian Standard Bible
I raise my hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I raise My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

Contemporary English Version
"I make this solemn promise: Just as I live forever,

Good News Translation
As surely as I am the living God, I raise my hand and I vow

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I raise my hand toward heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever,

International Standard Version
"I solemnly swear to heaven— I say 'As certainly as I'm alive and living forever,

NET Bible
For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

New King James Version
For I raise My hand to heaven, And say, “As I live forever,

King James 2000 Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever.

New Heart English Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As I live forever,

World English Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,

American King James Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

American Standard Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,

A Faithful Version
For I lift up My hand to heaven and say, "I live forever!

Darby Bible Translation
For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!

English Revised Version
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,

Webster's Bible Translation
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For I lift vp mine hand to heauen, & say, I liue for euer.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For I wyll lift vp myne hande to heauen, and wyll say: I lyue euer.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For I wil lifte vp my hande to heauen, & wyl saye: I lyue euer.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For I will lifte vp myne hande to heaue, ad will saye: I lyue euer.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For I lift up My hand to the heavens, "" And have said, I live for all time!

Young's Literal Translation
For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live -- to the age!

Smith's Literal Translation
For I will lift up my hand to the heavens, And I said, I live forever.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live for ever.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live in eternity.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Therefore I have lifted my hands over Heaven and I have said: ‘I live to eternity.

Lamsa Bible
For I lift up my hand to heaven and say, I live for ever.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For I lift up My hand to heaven, And say: As I live for ever,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and swear by my right hand, and I will say, I live for ever.
















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